Table 2.

Basic characteristics of C57BL/6J mice during saline and leptin infusion before and after carotid sinus nerve dissection

	Intact carotid bodies				Carotid sinus nerve dissection
	Leptin infusion (n = 12)		Saline infusion (n = 12)		Leptin (n = 9)		Saline infusion (n = 9)
	Baseline	48 h Leptin pump	Baseline	48 h Saline pump	Baseline	48 h Leptin pump	Baseline	48 h Saline pump
Body weight (g)	25.42 ± 0.7	24.13 ± 0.8***	25.31 ± 0.7	25.6 ± 07	25.9 ± 1.4	24.9 ± 1.1*	26.5 ± 0.7	27.1 ± 0.6
Body temperature (°C)	35.2 ± 0.1	36.6 ± 0.2***	35.5 ± 0.1	35.7 ± 0.1	35.5 ± 0.2	36.6 ± 0.2*	35.6 ± 0.2	35.6 ± 0.2
Food intake (g/day)	3 ± 0.1	1.35 ± 0.1**	3.2 ± 0.1	3.4 ± 0.06	3.7 ± 0.01	1.5 ± 0.8***	3.6 ± 0.04	3.2 ± 0.8
Leptin (ng/mL)	ND	34.9 ± 4.3	ND	1.2 ± 0.3†††	ND	36.1 ± 8.3	ND	1.5 ± 0.6††

^* P < 0.05, ^** P < 0.01, ^*** P < 0.001 for differences between baseline and leptin pump; ^†† P < 0.01 and ^††† P < 0.001 for the difference between saline and leptin infusion. ND, not done. Results are presented as mean ± SEM.