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. 2012 Jun 1;3(1):16. doi: 10.1186/2049-1891-3-16

Table 3.

Effects ofin ovoleptin administration on body weight, liver weight and liver index (liver weight relative to body weight) in newly hatched chicks

Parameters Control Leptin
Body weight (g)
36.34 ± 0.32
33.30 ± 0.65**
Liver weight (mg)
801.0 ± 22.0
801.7 ± 16.1
Liver index (%) 2.21 ± 0.06 2.42 ± 0.07*

Values are presented as means ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared with control, n = 12.