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Parameters of the model of diet-induced obesity. |
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| Short term diet (2 weeks) |
Long term diet (10 weeks) |
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| Chow |
High Fat |
Chow |
High Fat |
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| Caloric intake (cal/day) |
95.6 ± 3.0 |
178.6 ± 19.1* |
97.6 ± 11.3 |
229.9 ± 8.9* |
| Body weight (g) |
287.5 ± 2.2 |
302.3 ± 5.0 |
515.6 ± 9.1 |
635.3 ± 12.3 |
| White adipose tissue (g) |
1.4 ± 0.1 |
2.7 ± 0.2 * |
4.5 ± 0.4 |
12.4 ± 1.5* |
| Spleen (g) |
0.88 ± 0.03 |
0.79 ± 0.02* |
0.97 ± 0.04 |
0.89 ± 0.05 |
| TNF-α (pg/ml) |
5.9 ± 0.3 |
7.2 ± 0.9 |
ND |
ND |
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* p < 0.05 (high fat vs. chow fed); n = 9 for all groups ND = not detectable; detection limit 5.6 pg/ml | ||||
Bedoui et al. Journal of Inflammation 2005 2:2 doi:10.1186/1476-9255-2-2 |
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