Table 2.

Maternal biochemical parameters at 19 dG in rats fed control (20% protein) or restricted (10% protein) diet during pregnancy

	Control (n = 7)	Restricted (n = 6)
Glucose, mg/dl	64.5 ± 3.5	54.5 ± 11.7
Insulin, ng/ml	0.19 ± 0.04	0.88 ± 0.16†
Leptin, ng/ml	5.05 ± 0.13	6.9 ± 0.7*
Triglycerides, mg/dl	237 ± 32	239 ± 13
Cholesterol, mg/dl	44 ± 3.9	42 ± 1.6
HDL, mg/dl	23 ± 0.8	24 ± 2.3
LDL, mg/dl	16.4 ± 2.9	13.2 ± 1.5
VLDL, mg/dl	4.6 ± 0.1	4.8 ± 0.5

Results are means ± SE.

^*P < 0.05;

^†P < 0.01 vs. control.