Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of ∼17 week-old LZRs and OZRs used in the present study

	LZR	OZR
Mass (g)	354 ± 7	669 ± 12*
MAP (mmHg)	102 ± 4	123 ± 7*
[Glucose]plasma (mg dl−1)	94 ± 9	174 ± 12*
[Insulin]plasma (ng ml−1)	1.6 ± 0.5	7.9 ± 1.4*
[Cholesterol]plasma (mg dl−1)	80 ± 11	137 ± 12*
[Triglycerides]plasma (mg dl−1)	90 ± 10	320 ± 21*
[Nitrotyrosine]plasma (ng ml−1)	13 ± 4	44 ± 7*

^*P < 0.05 versus LZR.