Figure 1.
Plasma insulin (a), plasma triglycerides (b), plasma total cholesterol (c) and blood glucose levels (d) in untreated (non-treated) or pioglitazone (PIO)-treated water-drinking rats (control) and fructose-drinking rats (FDR). PIO at a dose of 2.5 or 10 mg kg−1 day−1 was administered p.o. for 2 weeks from 14 to 16 weeks of age. *P<0.01 vs control rats. †P<0.01 vs untreated FDR.