Table 1 Summary of tissue weights in C57B6 mice fed varying diets

From: Dietary lipid-dependent regulation of de novo lipogenesis and lipid partitioning by ketogenic essential amino acids in mice

 

Pre-LFD

Pre-HFD

 

LFD (n=9)

LFD+KAA (n=9)

HFD (n=9)

HFD+KAA (n=9)

LFD (n=9)

LFD+KAA (n=9)

HFD (n=9)

HFD+KAA (n=9)

 

Tissue weight (g)

Liver

1.42±0.05

1.34±0.03

1.56±0.05

1.35±0.04#

1.49±0.07

1.33±0.04

1.55±0.06

1.43±0.05

Kidney

0.37±0.01

0.38±0.01

0.36±0.02

0.38±0.01

0.40±0.01

0.43±0.02

0.39±0.01

0.41±0.01

Gastrocnemius

0.168±0.002

0.171±0.005

0.168±0.003

0.176±0.004

0.178±0.003

0.172±0.004

0.176±0.005

0.177±0.006

Soleus

0.012±0.001

0.010±0.001

0.010±0.001

0.010±0.001

0.011±0.001

0.012±0.001

0.011±0.001

0.012±0.001

Epididymal fat

1.14±0.11

0.86±0.09

1.94±0.09*

1.24±0.18#

0.97±0.18

0.66±0.09

1.86±0.12*

1.69±0.15

Perinephric fat

0.46±0.05

0.35±0.04

0.81±0.05*

0.48±0.09#

0.36±0.09

0.25±0.06

0.75±0.07*

0.67±0.08

Subcutaneous fat

0.84±0.08

0.66±0.07

1.39±0.10*

0.77±0.13#

0.70±0.15

0.43±0.06

1.16±0.13*

1.19±0.16

  1. Abbreviations: HFD, high-fat diet; KAA, ketogenic amino acid; LFD, low-fat diet.
  2. Data represent mean±s.e.m. *P<0.05 for all high-fat groups compared with control LFD group; #P<0.05 for high-KAA group with control HFD.
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