Table 2

Initial body weight, final body weight, food intake, energy intake, liver weight, and fat pad weight

Body weights

Food intake

Energy intake

Liver weight

Fat pad weight1


0 week

2 weeks

8 weeks

16 weeks

Strain

Diet

g

g

g

g

g/day

cal/day

g/rat

g/rat


LETO

Standard

91.5 ± 1.9 b

189 ± 14 b

365 ± 10 d

461 ± 13 d

18.2 ± 0.4 c

71.9 ± 1.7 d

9.49 ± 0.28 c

25.0 ± 2.4 d

High fat

89.4 ± 1.3 b

195 ± 2 b

420 ± 6 c

551 ± 28 c

15.8 ± 0.2 d

80.5 ± 1.2 c

9.74 ± 0.34 c

47.2 ± 3.1 c

OLETF

Standard

114 ± 1.9 a

242 ± 3 a

500 ± 6 b

655 ± 35 b

25.1 ± 0.5 a

99.5 ± 1.7 b

17.2 ± 0.67 b

76.1 ± 2.3 b

High fat

114 ± 1.5 a

258 ± 7 a

606 ± 16 a

769 ± 49 a

22.8 ± 0.4 b

116 ± 2.5 a

22.6 ± 0.81 a

114 ± 4.3 a

2-way ANOVA

Strain

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

Diet

0.52

0.03

< 0.01

0.06

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

S × D

0.54

0.43

0.12

< 0.01

0.93

0.04

< 0.01

0.92


Each value represents mean ± SEM, n = 9. Means without a common letter differ, P < 0.05.

1 Fat pad weight: sum of mesenteric, epididymal and retroperitoneal fat pads weights

Suzuki and Hara Nutrition & Metabolism 2010 7:19   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-7-19

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