TABLE 1.

Characteristics of developmentally programmed animals

Measurement	Control	Postnatal low protein (PLP)
Body weight (g)	411 ± 16	311 ± 10**
Body fat (g)	54.4 ± 5.1	32.1 ± 1.7**
Body lean (g)	278 ± 10	224 ± 8**
% Body fat	13.1 ± 1.1	10.4 ± 0.5*
% Body lean	67.6 ± 1.0	72.2 ± 1.0*
Food intake (g/24 h)	30.0 ± 1.0	24.8 ± 0.7***
Plasma leptin (pM)	431 ± 36	271 ± 59*

Body weight and composition (n = 8), 24-hour food intake and 4-hour fasted plasma leptin (n = 12) were measured in 3-month-old offspring. Students unpaired t-test

^*P < 0.05

^**P < 0.01.

^***P < 0.001.