Table 1. Masses of carcass and fat, fat content and serum leptin levels in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding.

	Con	FR-d 1	FR-d 7	FR-d 28	Re-d 1	Re-d 7	Re-d 28	P
Body mass (g)	33.5±1.3a	31.2±1.3ab	30.3±1.2ab	27.6±1.0b	29.9±0.7ab	31.9±1.2ab	33.3±1.7a	*
Carcass
Wet mass (g)	24.6±1.1a	23.1±0.8ab	22.0±0.9ab	20.3±0.4b	21.5±0.4ab	23.6±0.7ab	25.2±1.4a	**
Dry mass (g)	8.6±0.4a	8.0±0.4ab	7.5±0.3ab	6.9±0.2b	7.4±0.3ab	8.3±0.3ab	8.6±0.5a	**
Fat mass (g)	2.7±0.2a	2.2±0.3ab	1.6±0.2bc	1.2±0.1c	1.6±0.1bc	2.6±0.3a	2.5±0.2a	**

Con, hamsters that were fed ad libitum. FR-d 1, FR-d 7, FR-d 28, hamsters that were restricted to 85% of initial food intake for 1, 7 and 28 days; Re-d 1, Re-d 7 and Re-d 28, hamsters that were restricted to 85% of initial food intake for 28 days and refed ad libitum for 1, 7 and 28 days, respectively. Values are means ± SE.

^*, Significant differences between means (P<0.05),

^**, P<0.01.