Table 1 Physiological measurements

Absolute body mass (g)

334.6 ±5.8

300.6 ± 2.4^a,d

298.9 ± 3.4^a,d

276.8 ± 11.7^a,c

LBM (g)

238.7 ± 3.2

225.9 ± 4.7

218.9 ± 2.4

204.7 ± 5.1^a,b,c

% LBM/BM

72.8 ± 0.6

75.7 ± 0.4

73.7 ± 0.5

74.3 ± 0.6

Fat mass (g)

51.5 ± 2.5

31.2 ± 1.7^a

36.3 ± 1.6^a

26.7 ± 1.5^a,c

% Fat mass

15.7 ± 0.6

10.5 ± 0.6^a

12.2 ± 0.5^a

9.7 ± 0.5^a,c

Visceral fat mass (g)

3.14 ± 0.13

2.13 ± 0.12^a,d

2.01 ± 0.9^a,b,d

1.47 ± 0.07^a,c

Visceral fat mass/100 g BM (g)

0.96 ± 0.04

0.71 ± 0.03^a,d

0.68 ± 0.03^a,d

0.53 ± 0.02^a,c

Liver mass (g)

10.12 ± 0.19

9.02 ±0.28^a,c

8.14 ± 0.10^a,b

8.31 ± 0.33^a

Liver mass/100 g BM (g)

3.09 ± 0.04

3.03 ± 0.07

2.74 ± 0.04^a,b

3.02 ± 0.11^b

Total hindlimb muscle mass^π (g)

3.45 ± 0.07

3.00 ± 0.08^a,d

2.71 ± 0.07^a,d

2.33 ± 0.06^a,b,c

Total hindlimb muscle mass/100 g BM (g)

0.85 ± 0.01

0.91 ± 0.02^a,b,d

1.01 ± 0.02^a,c,d

1.05 ± 0.02^a,b,c