Table 1.

Tissue weights

	Sham		Denervated
	Control	Leptin	Control	Leptin
Short-term study
Skeletal muscles, g
Gastrocnemius	1.63 ± 0.25	1.84 ± 0.04	1.90 ± 0.07	1.71 ± 0.02
Plantaris	0.33 ± 0.05	0.36 ± 0.01‡	0.38 ± 0.02	0.34 ± 0.01‡
Soleus	0.15 ± 0.02	0.16 ± 0.00	0.17 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.00
TA	0.61 ± 0.09	0.69 ± 0.01	0.73 ± 0.03	0.66 ± 0.01
EDL	0.15 ± 0.02	0.16 ± 0.00	0.17 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.01
Adipose tissues, g
Mesenteric	2.16 ± 0.44	0.48 ± 0.05‡‡‡	2.78 ± 0.13	0.28 ± 0.11‡‡‡
Perirenal	1.27 ± 0.23	0.54 ± 0.11‡‡‡	1.64 ± 0.14	0.27 ± 0.03‡‡‡
Epididymal	4.36 ± 0.83	2.56 ± 0.35‡‡‡	5.55 ± 0.17	1.27 ± 0.43‡‡‡
Retroperitoneal	2.63 ± 0.56	0.54 ± 0.13‡‡‡	2.89 ± 0.15	0.14 ± 0.09‡‡‡
iBAT	0.33 ± 0.05	0.22 ± 0.02‡‡‡	0.28 ± 0.03***	0.14 ± 0.02‡‡‡***
Long-term study
Skeletal muscles, g
Gastrocnemius	1.75 ± 0.07	1.74 ± 0.08	1.33 ± 0.06***	1.24 ± 0.10***
Plantaris	0.35 ± 0.01	0.35 ± 0.02	0.27 ± 0.01***	0.25 ± 0.02***
Soleus	0.15 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.01	0.12 ± 0.01***	0.11 ± 0.01***
Adipose tissues, g
Mesenteric	3.24 ± 0.18	0.00 ± 0.00‡‡‡	2.8 ± 0.34	0.00 ± 0.00‡‡‡
Perirenal	0.94 ± 0.05	0.00 ± 0.00‡‡‡	0.80 ± 0.13	0.00 ± 0.00‡‡‡
Epididymal	4.24 ± 0.25	0.00 ± 0.00‡‡‡	3.81 ± 0.33	0.00 ± 0.00‡‡‡
Retroperitoneal	3.50 ± 0.21	0.00 ± 0.00‡‡‡	3.28 ± 0.44	0.00 ± 0.00‡‡‡
iBAT	0.37 ± 0.02	0.22 ± 0.01‡‡‡	0.28 ± 0.03***	0.12 ± 0.02‡‡‡***

TA, tibialis anterior; EDL, extensor digitorum longus; iBAT, interscapular brown adipose tissue.

^***P < 0.001, Denervated vs. Sham.

^‡P < 0.05;

^‡‡‡P < 0.001 Leptin vs. green fluorescent protein (GFP; Control).