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Table 1 Body weight, food intake, and tissue weight in A/J, A/J-12SM consomic mice and R2 and R3 congenic mice fed the high-fat diet

From: Genetic dissection of the fatty liver QTL Fl1sa by using congenic mice and identification of candidate genes in the liver and epididymal fat

 

A/J

A/J-12SM

R2

R3

Body weight (g)

 0 weeks of feeding with the HFD (Initial)

21.9 ± 0.3

22.1 ± 0.3

21.4 ± 0.4

21.2 ± 0.5

 7 weeks of feeding with the HFD (Final)

39.4 ± 0.4

35.8 ± 0.7**

38.2 ± 0.9

35.6 ± 0.7**

Food intake (g/g BW/day)a

 3 weeks of feeding with the HFD

0.065 ± 0.003

0.065 ± 0.001

0.065 ± 0.002

0.071 ± 0.003

 6 weeks of feeding with the HFD

0.053 ± 0.002

0.058 ± 0.001

0.052 ± 0.001

0.056 ± 0.002

Weight of tissues (g/100 g BW)

 Liver

3.66 ± 0.07

2.99 ± 0.08**

3.40 ± 0.07

3.47 ± 0.10

 Subcutaneous fatb

3.86 ± 0.12

3.48 ± 0.12

3.73 ± 0.19

3.55 ± 0.17

 Epididymal fat

4.82 ± 0.18

6.24 ± 0.21**

5.35 ± 0.16

4.97 ± 0.18

 Mesenteric fat

3.60 ± 0.13

2.90 ± 0.11**

3.56 ± 0.17

3.32 ± 0.11

 Retroperitoneal fat

1.26 ± 0.06

1.52 ± 0.04**

1.20 ± 0.04

1.40 ± 0.07

  1. Each value is expressed as the mean ± SEM
  2. n = 13–16, ** p < 0.01, significant difference versus A/J strain by Dunnett’s test
  3. aBW, body weight
  4. bSubcutaneous fat was dissected between the root of the forefoot and the hind leg on right side of the body