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Table 2 Weight, food intake and blood glucose levels of ob/ob mice before and after treatment with leptin for qPCR

From: Localization of lipoprotein lipase and GPIHBP1 in mouse pancreas: effects of diet and leptin deficiency

Ob/ob mice leptin or saline

Weight before (g)

Weight after (g)

Total food intake after injections (g)

Glucose measure day 0 (mmol/L)

Glucose measure day 13 (mmol/L)

Leptin 1

53.7

43.9

54.2

8.2

6.2

Leptin 2

53.7

43.5

41.3

9.6

4.7

Leptin 3

52.5

45.6

50.8

9.3

5.4

Leptin 4

52

42.5

37.6

7.1

5.6

Control 1

64.6

68.3

89.1

10.2

17.7

Control 2

53.4

55.2

66.9

7.2

6.6

Control 3

49.9

54.1

76.3

10.3

11.1

Control 4

58

60.9

75.1

7.5

10.8

Control 5

52

56

84.1

11.1

14.3

Control 6

48.3

51.5

89.5

6.7

12

  1. The table demonstrates weight, food intake and glucose levels in ob/ob mice treated with leptin or saline for 12 days. The mice were used for determination of mRNA levels by qPCR. All glucose values are from non-fasted animals.