TABLE 1.

Baseline metabolic status of animals in the morning before the study

Variable	Control (n = 12)	B2AR antagonist ICI-118,551 (n = 12)	B2AR agonist formoterol (n = 10)	B1AR antagonist CGP 20712 (n = 7)	B3AR antagonist SR59230A (n = 6)
Body weight (g)	320 ± 7	316 ± 7	315 ± 6	291 ± 3.1	289 ± 9
Plasma glucose (mmol/L)	6.4 ± 0.2	6.3 ± 0.1	6.5 ± 0.2	6.3 ± 0.2	6.1 ± 0.2
Insulin (µU/mL)	7.6 ± 1.8	8.2 ± 1.3	7.9 ± 1.3	10.1 ± 0.7	12.4 ± 3.5
Glucagon (ng/L)	46 ± 3	44 ± 3	50 ± 5	58 ± 6	58 ± 5
Epinephrine (pg/mL)	115 ± 40	129 ± 42	64 ± 25	94 ± 41	146 ± 33
Norepinephrine (pg/mL)	207 ± 34	174 ± 26	166 ± 33	233 ± 63	234 ± 54

Data are presented as mean ± SEM.