Table 1.

Baseline Anatomic, Hemodynamic and Metabolic Characteristics of Fructose-Fed Rats.

Parameter	LZR	FF-LZR
Body weight (gms)	372±8	384±7
HQ weight (gms)	132±4	141±11
Aortic Pressure (mm Hg)	108±8	108±7
Heart Rate (mm Hg)	357±34	343±42
HQ blood flow (ml/min/gm tissue)	0.12±.01	0.12±.01
HQ vascular Resistance (ml/min/gm/mm Hg)	927±47	931±55
Plasma Glucose (mg/dl)	110±14	131±18
Plasma Insulin (ng/ml)	0.52±0.04	1.85±0.12*
Plasma Cholesterol (mg/dl)	58±8	71±5*
Plasma Triglycerides (mg/dl)	63±5	172±14*
Plasma Lipid Peroxides (μM)	7±1	10±1*

n ≥10 in each group.

^*p>0.05 vs. LZR