Table 3.

Parameters of lipid and glucose metabolism

Trait	SHR	SHR-mtLEW
Serum glucose, mmol/l	3.8 ± 0.1	3.9 ± 0.1
AUC for glucose during OGTT, mmol·l−1·2 h−1	550 ± 19	545 ± 9
Serum NEFA at OGTT0 min, mmol/l	1.93 ± 0.06	2.02 ± 0.08
Serum NEFA at OGTT60 min, mmol/l	0.86 ± 0.08	1.10 ± 0.07*
Serum NEFA, mmol/l	0.48 ± 0.04	0.61 ± 0.03*
Serum insulin, mmol/l	0.76 ± 0.11	0.71 ± 0.04
Serum triglycerides, mmol/l	2.1 ± 0.2	1.9 ± 0.2
Muscle triglycerides, μmol/g	5.0 ± 0.7	5.0 ± 0.6

Values are means ± SE, n = 10 per strain,

^*P < 0.05. AUC, area under the curve; NEFA, nonesterified fatty acids; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test.