TABLE 2.

Plasma metabolites and insulin levels in mice set on an HFD

Values were obtained from male mice receiving a high fat diet for 12 weeks. Data are presented as mean ± S.D. (n = 6 for each genotype).

Parameter	Wild type	MGL-ko
FFA (mm)	0.5 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.1
Glycerol (mm)	0.5 ± 0.1	0.4 ± 0.1a
TG (mm)	1.1 ± 0.4	0.5 ± 0.1a
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	237 ± 27	235 ± 40
Glucose (mg/dl)	230 ± 59	247 ± 35
Plasma insulin (μg/liter)	3.2 ± 0.4	2.2 ± 0.3a

^a p < 0.01.