TABLE 1.

Effect of Leu supplementation on plasma glucose concentration in mice deprived of food overnight or for 5 h¹

Expt.	Blood sample2	Group	Glucose, mmol/L	P-value
13	1	HF	13.8 ± 0.25	0.049
		HF+Leu	12.7 ± 0.49
13	2	HF	15.6 ± 0.49	0.026
		HF+Leu	13.7 ± 0.66
14	3	HF	11.0 ± 0.41	0.03
		HF+Leu	9.6 ± 0.43
23	1	HF	12.0 ± 0.60	0.11
		HF+Leu	10.8 ± 0.47
23	2	HF	11.7 ± 0.48	0.2
		HF+Leu	12.7 ± 0.54

¹Values are means ± SE, n = 12 (Expt. 1) or 15 (Expt. 2).

²Blood samples were obtained during the last 2–3 wk of each experiment and are presented in chronological order.

³5-h food deprivation.

⁴Overnight food deprivation.