Figure 1.

Brief experimental protocol. LETO; Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka rat, OLETF; Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rat, G-CSF; granulocyte-colony stimulating factor, BW; body weight, BP; blood pressure, HR; Heart rate. LETO (-); LETO rats fed on tap water, OLETF (-); OLETF rats fed on tap water, OLETF (+); OLETF rats fed on sucrose contained water, OLETF (-/-); OLETF rats fed on tap water and treated with saline, OLETF (-/+); OLETF rats fed on tap water and treated with G-CSF, OLETF (+/-); OLETF rats fed on sucrose water and treated with saline, OLETF (+/+); OLETF rats fed on sucrose water and treated with G-CSF. * Rats expired during blood pressure measurement