Table 1.
General characteristics of the experimental groups.
| Parameter | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Pair-fed | Leptin | |
| Daily food intake (g) | 10.11 ± 0.64 | 6.75 ± 0.40* | 6.67 ± 0.39* |
| Δ body weight (g) | 41.82 ± 3.97 | 22.50 ± 3.07** | 3.12 ± 0.18**## |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 79.54 ± 4.62 | 76.70 ± 2.03 | 83.78 ± 3.20 |
| Leptin (ng/ml) | 4.08 ± 1.46 | 2.93 ± 0.38 | 10.62 ± 2.93**## |
| Insulin (ng/ml) | 0.80 ± 0.13 | 0.76 ± 0.09 | 0.83 ± 0.32 |
| Liver (g) | 9.71 ± 0.49 | 10.12 ± 0.88 | 9.05 ± 1.04 |
| Gastrocnemius (g) | 0.96 ± 0.17 | 0.80 ± 0.12 | 1.19 ± 0.20# |
| Adipose tissue (g) | 8.07 ± 0.30 | 5.92 ± 0.71** | 3.62 ± 0.18**## |
Values represent mean ± SEM of 4 rats per group. Weight of adipose tissue is the sum of subcutaneous and epididymal fat pads. *p<0.05, **p<0.01 vs. control group; #p<0.05, ##p<0.01 vs. pair-fed group.