Figure 1

Circadian changes. Groups of young rats (n=6) fed ad lib were sacrificed at the indicated times over a 24 hour period. Epididymal adipose tissue and blood were taken for analyses. (A) Food consumption was measured in a separate group of rats over a 3-day period. These data are expressed as % of body weight per hour. (B) Glucose concentration in blood (■) and NEFA concentration in plasma (s○). (C) mRNA abundance for LPL (●), ANGPTL4 (■) and GPIHBP1 (▲) in epididymal adipose tissue. (D) LPL activity (●) and mass (■) in the adipose tissue. Statistical comparisons were made against the values at 2:00 h.