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Soft tissue composition and body weight |
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| Parameter |
Genotype |
Females |
Males |
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| RC |
RC |
HFD |
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| Tissue area |
WT |
22.99 ± 0.30 (n = 7) |
27.34 ± 0.59 (n = 8) |
31.70 ± 0.67 (n = 8) |
| TG |
21.96 ± 0.51 (n = 5) |
24.66 ± 0.33**(n = 7) |
24.87 ± 0.49*** (n = 5) |
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| Total tissue mass |
WT |
22.18 ± 0.57 |
32.00 ± 1.22 |
40.46 ± 1.48 |
| TG |
20.92 ± 0.69 |
26.09 ± 0.53** |
26.63 ± 0.97*** |
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| Fat mass |
WT |
2.47 ± 0.22 |
6.37 ± 0.8 |
15.33 ± 1.05 |
| TG |
1.97 ± 0.12 |
3.20 ± 0.26** |
5.45 ± 0.68*** |
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| Lean mass |
WT |
19.71 ± 0.36 |
25.63 ± 0.59 |
25.13 ± 0.47 |
| TG |
18.95 ± 0.57 |
22.89 ± 0.35** |
21.81 ± 0.35*** |
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| % fat |
WT |
11.15 ± 0.72 |
19.53 ± 1.67 |
37.57 ± 1.37 |
| TG |
9.39 ± 0.28 |
12.20 ± 0.82** |
20.08 ± 1.91*** |
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| % lean |
WT |
88.85 ± 0.72 |
80.47 ± 1.67 |
62.43 ± 1.37 |
| TG |
90.61 ± 0.28 |
87.80 ± 0.82** |
79.92 ± 1.91*** |
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| Body weight |
WT |
24.16 ± 1.02 |
32.19 ± 1.15 |
40.17 ± 1.46 |
| TG |
22.01 ± 0.75 |
26.46 ± 0.50** |
26.72 ± 0.91*** |
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Values represent the mean ± SEM. RC is regular chow and HFD is high fat diet. The level of significance is shown by asterisks: * P < 0.05, ** 0.001 <P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001. | ||||
Hayward et al. BMC Physiology 2007 7:13 doi:10.1186/1472-6793-7-13 |
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