highly significantp < 0.001
Simultaneously, we observed a strong and highly significant increase in plasma free fatty acid (FFA) levels in the ANP-treated group over time (300.51 ± 105.12 μmol/l at 0 min vs. 588.13 ± 198.37 μmol/l at 135 min, p < 0.001), indicative of activation of lipolysis, confirming previous work ( 1 , 8 , 10 , 13 ).