Figure 2.

Effect of 10 days of 40% food restriction on WAT site leptin and adiponectin serum levels and gene expressions. The data correspond to the mean ± sem of six different animals. The symbols used are the same as in Figure 1. Gene expression data are presented as fmols of the corresponding mRNAs in the whole WAT site. C = controls fed ad libitum; FR = food restricted. Statistical significance of the differences between data groups. A star indicates an overall (i.e. combined WAT sites) significant (P < 0.05) difference between FR and C. A black dot indicates a significant difference in mass/gene expression for a given WAT site between FR and C.