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Table 2.

Carcass composition

	PBS		Leptin
	Saline	Hydrogel	Saline	Hydrogel
Carcass weight, g	277 ± 10^a	280 ± 8^a	254 ± 8^b	241 ± 6^b
Carcass fat, g	17.2 ± 1.7^a	15.9 ± 1.7^a	6.0 ± 0.8^b	4.5 ± 0.4^b
Carcass protein, g	65 ± 2^a	64 ± 2^a	58 ± 2^b	57 ± 2^b
Liver weight, g	12.2 ± 0.5^a	11.9 ± 0.7^a	9.0 ± 0.7^b	7.2 ± 0.5^c
Inguinal fat, mg	3,347 ± 342^a	3,519 ± 321^a	1,589 ± 207^b	1,309 ± 150^b
Epididymal fat, mg	2,262 ± 193^a	2,180 ± 310^a	1,005 ± 198^b	959 ± 178^b
Retroperitoneal fat, mg	744 ± 127^a	768 ± 116^a	135 ± 38^b	172 ± 8^b
Mesenteric fat, mg	997 ± 153^a	882 ± 123^a	257 ± 41^b	240 ± 26^b
Total dissected fat, mg	7,351 ± 738^a	7,350 ± 749^a	2,986 ± 456^b	2,680 ± 344^b
IBAT, mg	241 ± 20^a,b	265 ± 39^a	182 ± 19^b,c	151 ± 12^c

Data are means ± SE for groups of 7–9 rats. IBAT, intrascapular brown fat. Values that do not share a common superscripted letter are significantly different at P < 0.05.