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Fig. 3

From: Subcongenic analysis of a quantitative trait locus affecting body weight and glucose metabolism in zinc transporter 7 (znt7)-knockout mice

Fig. 3

Blood glucose levels during intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) and the area under the curve (AUC) of the blood glucose levels. a IPGTT. b The AUC of plasma glucose levels during IPGTT. Mice were fed a semi-purified diet containing 30 mg zinc/kg diet from 5 to 24 weeks of age. IPGTT was performed at 23 weeks of age. All values are expressed as mean ± S.E. (error bars), n = 7–9/group. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01. 129P1-L, subcongenic mice with a 34.7-Mb 129P1 donor region in the B6 background; 129P1-SD, subcongenic mice with a 17.7-Mb 129P1 donor region (the distal part of the 129P1-L allele) in the B6 background; B6-L and B6-SD, the C57BL/6 controls for 129P1-L and 129P1-SD subcongenic mice, respectively. All experimental animals were znt7-KO. Mb, megabase

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