Table 2 Body weight at birth and weaning, serum albumin, glucose, insulin and leptin concentrations of weaned rats from mothers maintained on control (C) or low-protein (LP) diets during pregnancy and lactation

Variable

C

LP

Body weigth at birth (g)

5.3 ± 0.2

(6)

4.9 ± 0.2*

(4)

Body weigth at weaning (g)

103 ± 9

(6)

28 ± 4**

(6)

Albumin (g/l)

37 ± 6

(6)

23 ± 5*

(6)

Glucose (mmol/l)

5.0 ± 0.9

(6)

5.4 ± 1.2

(6)

Insulin (pmol/l)

387 ± 253

(6)

145 ± 44*

(5)

Leptin (pg/ml)

3,598 ± 1,286

(6)

2,759 ± 755

(6)