Table 1.

Serum chemistries in control and DMHGsKO mice in fed state at 3–4 months post-viral injection.

	Control	DMHGsKO
Insulin (ng/ml)	4.2 ± 0.9	102.3 ± 33.3**
Free fatty acid (mM)	0.32 ± 0.08	0.22 ± 0.04
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	142 ± 30	228 ± 47*
Leptin (ng/ml)	14.7 ± 2.8	48.4 ± 3.0**
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	172 ± 8	225 ± 20*

Data are presented as mean ± S.E.M. n = 5–7/group. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 vs. controls.