Table 1. Physical and metabolic characteristics of db/db and control mice.

Parameter	Control	db/db
Age (weeks)	10	10
Body weight (g)	25.2±0.6	36.0±1.2*
Blood glucose (mg dl−1)	140.3±8.8	583.2±35.9*
Plasma insulin (ng ml−1)	1.3±0.2	4.6±1.5*
Percentage of fat mass	17.9±1.0	58.9±0.8*
Percentage of lean mass	70.4±1.0	42.7±1.4*

*P<0.05 (unpaired t-test).