Figure 2.

Effect of fasting or clofibrate treatment on mRNA concentration of acyl-CoA oxidase (ACO), carnitine palmitoyltransferases (CPT)-1A, medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD), long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCAD), mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-(mHMG)-CoA synthase, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-α in the liver of rats. All rats obtained a standard basal diet for 4 days. Animals of the fasting group were fasted 36 hours before killing. Rats of the clofibrate group were treated orally with 250 mg/kg of clofibrate per day. Values are means ± SD (n = 9). Symbols indicate significant difference from control rats (*P < .05, **P < .001).