Table 2.

Effects of [D-Lys-3]-GHRP-6 administered intraperitoneally (20–200 nmol/mouse every 12 hours for six days) on food intake, epididymal fat mass, gastrocnemius muscle, and blood glucose, insulin, cholesterol, triglyceride, and free fatty acid concentrations in ob/ob obese mice

	Saline	20 nmol	200 nmol
Food intake (g/day)	4.845 (0.160)	4.527 (0.261)	4.285 (0.298)
Fat pad mass (g)	0.974 (0.066)	0.897 (0.169)	0.860 (0.086)
Skeletal muscle (g)	0.300 (0.012)	0.314 (0.009)	0.326 (0.013)
Glucose (mmolli)	13.01 (1.538)	12.06 (1.549)	7.489 (1.081)*
Insulin (pmol/1)	8294 (1676)	6242 (1628)	5481 (1304)
Cholesterol (mmol/1)	6.649 (0.346)	5.663 (0.291)	5.906 (0.565)
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	0.518 (0.049)	0.436 (0.040)	0.465 (0.068)
Free fatty acids (meq/l)	2.164 (0.075)	2.036 (0.121)	1.646 (0.078)**

*p<0.05, **p<0.01 compared with physiological saline treated controls.