growth/size/body
• slightly
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• slightly
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homeostasis/metabolism
• the median fasting plasma insulin is higher
• high-fat diet fed mice have a median fasting insulin concentrations that is substantially elevated over that of wild-type mice
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• high-fat diet fed mice are significantly glucose intolerant
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• in an insulin tolerance test the maximum drop in blood glucose at 60 minutes is significantly less than in wild-type mice
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• pancreatic beta cell area increases significantly in high-fat diet fed mice
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