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Table 2 Adipose tissue weights in rats at W3 and W13

From: Dietary curcumin supplementation promotes browning and energy expenditure in postnatal overfed rats

 

NL

SL

SL1% CUR

SL2% CUR

W3

 BAT (g)

0.11 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.02a

  

 SAT (g)

0.56 ± 0.05

1.58 ± 0.04a

  

 EAT (g)

0.08 ± 0.00

0.25 ± 0.03a

  

 RAT (g)

0.08 ± 0.00

0.30 ± 0.03a

  

 BAT/WAT

0.17 ± 0.02

0.09 ± 0.01a

  

W13

 BAT (g)

0.27 ± 0.00

0.37 ± 0.31a

0.31 ± 0.03

0.31 ± 0.31

 SAT (g)

4.53 ± 0.17

9.39 ± 1.27a

5.53 ± 0.50ab

5.74 ± 0.50ab

 EAT (g)

3.57 ± 0.15

7.20 ± 0.33a

4.88 ± 0.30ab

4.50 ± 0.42b

 RAT (g)

2.67 ± 0.18

7.37 ± 0.89a

3.88 ± 0.39ab

4.77 ± 0.48ab

 BAT/WAT

0.028 ± 0.002

0.0160 ± 0.002a

0.024 ± 0.003b

0.022 ± 0.002b

  1. All values represent means ± SEMs
  2. Student’s unpaired t-test at W3 and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at W13 were performed. n = 6 in each group
  3. W3 week 3, W13 week 13, NL normal litter, SL small litter, CUR curcumin, BAT brown adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, EAT epididymal adipose tissue, RAT retroperitoneal adipose tissue
  4. ap < 0.05 versus NL
  5. bp < 0.05 versus SL