Table 5. Plasma NOV levels and fat mass (%) in C57/Bl6 mice on a standard or a high fat diet for 12 weeks.

	Fat mass %	NOV plasma levels (ng/ml)
SD-fed mice	2.99±0.41	3.04±0.14
HFD-fed mice	9.92±0.80***	4.25±0.24**

SD, standard diet; HFD, high fat diet;

^**p<0.01,

^***p<0.001 n = 7–10.