Table 1 Serum measures in wild type (Vgf _R +/+) and VGF knockout (Vgf _R -/-) mice.

Insulin (ng/mL)

0.82 ± 0.14

0.67 ± 0.19

0.55

Leptin (pg/mL)

2351 ± 546

399 ± 80

0.003*

Albumin (g/dL)

3.02 ± 0.07

2.74 ± 0.04

0.01*

Total Protein (g/dL)

5.24 ± 0.12

4.98 ± 0.09

0.10

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.43 ± 0.02

0.39 ± 0.01

0.09

Magnesium (mg/dL)

2.43 ± 0.08

2.33 ± 0.07

0.35

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

80.29 ± 9.31

46.03 ± 3.24

0.003*

Urea (mg/dL)

20.94 ± 0.99

20.45 ± 0.62

0.68

Uric Acid (mg/dL)

1.41 ± 0.14

1.50 ± 0.17

0.69

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

90.25 ± 5.86

76.18 ± 3.37

0.06

LDL (mg/dL)

4.36 ± 0.57

5.21 ± 0.57

0.31

HDL (mg/dL)

53.33 ± 4.80

40.20 ± 2.05

0.02*