INS and fetal growth restriction: At one hundred and five days after birth (PND105), IUGR rats showed no significant difference in weight when compared to SHAM animals (mean weight ± SD: 421.9±146.7 versus 443.76± 130.4 g, Fig 2A) and did not display significant differences in the blood levels of glucose, insulin, leptin or free fatty acids (FFAs) (Fig 2B).