Table II.

Chronic restraint stress-induced weight loss and FFA release in mice.

	Control	Stress	P-value
BW gain (g)	1.37±0.02	1.04±0.04	<0.001
Food intake (mg)	133.5±2.46	130.7±2.46	0.441
TC (mg/dl)	64±2.42	70.6±3.23	0.123
TG (mg/dl)	8.19±0.39	8.95±0.62	0.324
FFA (mEq/l)	0.36±0.03	0.91±0.05	<0.001

Data presented as the mean ± SD (n=15). BW, body weight; TC, total cholesterol; TG, tryglycerides; FFA, free fatty acids.