Table 2.

Metabolic variables and pancreatic weight of 2- and 6-month-old Wistar rats following 72 h infusions with saline or glucose + IF

Variables	2-month-old		6-month-old
	Saline	Glucose + IF	Saline	Glucose + IF
Glucose (mmol/l)	6.6±0.6	13.9±1.5**	6.1±0.3	16.2±1.9**
Insulin (pmol/l)	341±116.8	2900±738.2*	181.2±60.2	2195±584.6**
NEFA (mmol/l)	0.3±0.1	0.9±0.2*	0.26±0.07	0.8±0.1**
Triacylglycerol (mmol/l)	0.5±0.1	0.4±0.1	1.0±0.1***	0.6±0.1
Pancreas weight (g)	1.44±0.1	1.07±0.0*	2.2±0.1	1.73±0.1**

Values are mean ± SEM of four to nine rats in each group

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01 vs respective saline;

^***p<0.05 vs 2-month-old saline