Fig. 2

Effect of an ML-diet on glucose tolerance. Glucose tolerance was evaluated via ipGTT. After intraperitoneally injecting mice with glucose (1.5 g/kg of D-glucose), blood was drawn every 30 min, and plasma glucose and plasma insulin levels were measured. (a), 10-w old mouse; (b), 15-w old mouse; (a-1) and (b-1), Plasma glucose level (mg/dL); (a-2) and (b-2), net AUC (mg/dL.min) calculated from the data shown in (a-1) and (b-1), respectively; (a-3) and (b-3), Plasma insulin level (ng/ml); (a-4) and (b-4), net AUC (ng/mL.min) calculated from the data shown in (a-3) and (b-3), respectively. CL and white rhombus, control-diet group; ML and black square, ML-diet group; n = 6. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. **, P < 0.01 versus control