Table 1.
Variable | WT | HET |
---|---|---|
Body weight (g) | 36.75±0.77 | 33.63±0.94* |
Fat pad mass (g) | 1.07±0.10 | 0.85±0.07* |
Food consumption (g/wk) | 31.45±0.52 | 32.59±1.35 |
Serum TAG (mg/dL) | 67.8±3.9 | 60.5±3.9 |
Serum FFAs (μmol/L) | 223.1±12.7 | 202.2±12.1 |
Serum β-hydroxy-butyrate (μmol/L) | 171.0±16.7 | 159.3±13.4 |
Serum glucose (mg/dL) | 180.9±6.0 | 183.4±6.2 |
Serum insulin (ng/mL) | 1.00±0.1 | 0.94±0.11 |
Serum ALTs (U/L) | 30.7±1.7 | 30.1±3.3 |
Liver SOD-1 activity (U/mg) | 26.3±3.2 | 24.6±2.2 |
Liver catalase activity (μmoles/min/μg) | 1.63±0.16 | 1.70±0.11 |
Liver β-HAD activity (nmol/min/μg) | 17.4±1.3 | 17.1±1.5 |
Liver CSA (nmol/min/μg) | 93.4±2.7 | 88.7±1.9 |
Values are means ± SE (n=8–12).
Significantly different than WT, p<0.05. TAG = triacylglycerol; FFAs = free fatty acids; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; β-HAD = β-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase; CSA = citrate synthase activity; SOD = superoxide dismutase.