Table 1.

Weight, growth, adiposity, food intake, and hormones in 15-wk-old ARC lesioned male rats after neonatal MSG treatment

	Control (saline)	ARC lesion (MSG)
Body weight (g)	381.7 ± 6.1	282.1 ± 6.5*
Length (mm)	238.4 ± 1.1	210.6 ± 2.1†
Lee index	0.303 ± 0.001	0.310 ± 0.002*
Body fat (%)	18.5 ± 1.3	36.5 ± 0.9†
Food intake (age 9 wk)	17.3 ± 0.7	14.3 ± 2.8
Corticosterone (ng/mL)	240 ± 43	353 ± 86
Testosterone (ng/mL)	237 ± 42	229 ± 65
Insulin (ng/mL)	0.69 ± 0.3	1.41 ± 0.2
Leptin (ng/mL)	4.77 ± 0.6	10.6 ± 1.5‡
IGF-1 (ng/mL)	795 ± 84	461 ± 71‡

Values are represented as mean ± SEM.

^*p < 0.05.

^†p < 0.001.

^‡p < 0.01.