Table 2.

Body weight, food intake, heart, kidney, and epididymal fat weights in 20- to 22-wk-old WT and MC4R−/− mice treated with N^G-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester

Parameters	WT	MC4R−/−
Body weight	29±1	45±3*
Food Intake	3.8±0.2	6.0±0.2*
Heart	0.16±0.01	0.23±0.01*
Total Kidney weight	0.36±0.01	0.48±0.02*
Epididymal fat	0.38±0.06	1.27±0.21*

Data are means ± SE in grams; n = 6–7/group;

^*P < 0.05 compared to WT mice.