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* |