Substrate

Animal

condition

Increment caused by substrate infusion

(µmol O2 min1·g1)

Increment caused by p-synephrine infusion

(µmol O2 min1·g1)

Substrate-free (n = 4)a

Lactate (2 mM) (n = 3)a

Octanoate (0.2 mM) (n = 3)b

Oleate (0.3 mM) (n = 3)b

Fed

Fasted

Fasted

Fasted

¾

0.702 ± 0.029*

0.667 ± 0.050*

0.410 ± 0.106*

0.466 ± 0.099*

0.296 ± 0.102*

0.307 ± 0.057*

0.340 ± 0.017*