Table 1.

Body weights and plasma chemistry in control and STZ-diabetic rats

Variable	Control	STZ-Diabetic
Group size	9	9
Initial Body weight (grams)	300 ± 5	307 ± 2
Final Body weight (grams)	447 ± 11	305 ± 9*
Plasma Glucose (mmol/L)	10.1 ± 0.4	16.9 ± 0.9*
Plasma β-hydroxybutyrate (mmol/L)	nd	2.45 ± 0.36*
Plasma Acetoacetate (mmol/L)	nd	0.91 ± 0.14*
Plasma ΣBCAA (nmol/ml)	455 ± 29	1434 ± 92*

Data are means ± SEM. Plasma samples were collected in the non-fasted state in the morning at the end of the study. STZ = streptozotocin; ΣBCAA = leucine + isoleucine + valine

nd = below limit of assay detection.

^*P<0.01, t-test.