Table 3 The oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production, RQ ratio and spontaneous motor activity

Body weight (g)

50.0 ± 0.6

51.6 ± 1.3

0.180

VO₂ (ml/min/kg^0.75)

23.5 ± 0.9

21.3 ± 0.3

0.030

VCO₂ (ml/min/kg^0.75)

16.8 ± 0.6

20.1 ± 0.4

0.001

RQ

0.712 ± 0.001

0.944 ± 0.010

<0.001

Activity (count/min)

169 ± 10

234 ± 16

0.004

Glucose oxidation (mg/min/kg^0.75)

0.78 ± 0.11

23.3 ± 1.1

<0.001

Lipid oxidation (mg/min/kg^0.75)

11.3 ± 0.4

1.9 ± 0.3

<0.001

Energy production (J/min/kg^0.75)

462 ± 17

441 ± 7

0.278

VO₂ (ml/min/kg^0.75)

18.2 ± 0.8

17.2 ± 0.2

0.229

VCO₂ (ml/min/kg^0.75)

13.2 ± 0.5

15.5 ± 0.1

0.001

RQ

0.726 ± 0.002

0.905 ± 0.011

<0.001

Activity (count/min)

64.8 ± 6.9

70.4 ± 5.7

0.540

Glucose oxidation (mg/min/kg^0.75)

1.6 ± 0.2

15.6 ± 0.7

<0.001

Lipid oxidation (mg/min/kg^0.75)

8.33 ± 0.37

2.72 ± 0.33

<0.001

Energy production (J/min/kg^0.75)

358 ± 15

352 ± 4

0.738