Fig. 1.

Leptin levels in plasma and adrenal tissue. Effects of antenatal betamethasone (Beta) on plasma leptin levels [glucocorticoid (GC)-treated (Beta; ■), male (n = 8) and female (n = 3); control (□), male (n = 6) and female (n = 5)] (A) and adrenal leptin mRNA [GC-treated (Beta), male (n = 8) and female (n = 10); control, male and (n = 6) and female (n = 6)] (B) on male and female adult sheep. Each number indicates number of animals analyzed. Data are expressed as means ± SE. *P < 0.05 vs. control.