Table 1.

Physical parameters in 3 month-old WNIN/Ob lean and obese rats.

	Lean (n = 6)	Obese (n = 6)
Body wt (g)	307 ± 21	543 ± 13*
Adrenal wt (mg)	37.8 ± 1.9	48.0 ± 1.5*
Adrenal/body wt	0.12 ± 0.004	0.09 ± 0.004*
Adiposity index (%)	1.0 ± 0.03	5.60 ± 0.04*
Liver (g)	10.3 ± 0.37	17.6 ± 0.04*
Omental adipose tissue (g)	0.36 ± 0.04	1.96 ± 0.06*
Epididymal adipose tissue (g)	1.44 ± 0.12	10.5 ± 0.08*
Retroperitoneal adipose tissue (g)	1.84 ± 0.24	15.8 ± 0.04*

Values are mean± S.E of 6 rats. Values with * mark are significant at P < 0.05 level (by student's t test). Comparisons were made between lean and obese phenotypes.