Research Article

Effect of Global ATGL Knockout on Murine Fasting Glucose Kinetics

Table 1

Physiological characteristics for WT and ATGL−/− mice. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. , .

Physiological parametersWTATGL−/−

Age (weeks)9.9 ± 0.4 7.8 ± 2.2
Body weight (g)26.3 ± 1.1 23.4 ± 1.2
Liver index (liver wt/body wt)0.0335 ± 0.0019 0.0267 ± 0.0019
Food intake (g/g of body wt/24 h)0.123 ± 0.019 0.128 ± 0.010
Fasting glycemia7.8 ± 0.5 7.8 ± 0.4
Plasma triglyceride (mg/dL)103 ± 9 90 ± 4
Plasma free-fatty acids (mM)0.734 ± 0.110.425 ± 0.051