Table 1 Effects of vitamin A supplementation on biometric parameters in WNIN/Ob rats

Initial body wt. (g)

352 ± 13.3^a

374 ± 8.2^a

351 ± 21.8^a

362 ± 24.9^a

628 ± 48.3^b

594 ± 36.4^b

574 ± 27.9^b

591 ± 12.9^b

Final body wt. (g)

424 ± 19.8^a

455 ± 7.1^a

441 ± 19.2^a

454 ± 13.3^a

926 ± 56.2^b

883 ± 38.9^bc

811 ± 33.4^cd

778 ± 23.8^d

Body wt. gain (g)

72 ± 18.9^a

80 ± 10.1^a

90 ± 25.1^a

92 ± 15.9^a

298 ± 22.1^b

288 ± 10.9^bc

237 ± 20.8^cd

189 ± 17.2^d

Food intake (g/day)

18.9 ± 0.57^a

17 .4 ± 0.68^a

19.4 ± 2.15^a

18.8 ± 0.86^a

27.9 ± 0.82^b

29.3 ± 1.06^b

28.1 ± 1.33^b

26.8 ± 0.60^b

Lean body mass (g)

361 ± 14.9^a

398 ± 8.3^a

389 ± 15.0^a

402 ± 11.1^a

410 ± 26.9^a

399 ± 17.6^a

376 ± 15.1^a

362 ± 9.1^a

Total body fat (g)

63 ± 5.6^a

57 ± 3.2^a

52 ± 5.6^a

52 ± 4.8^a

516 ± 30.8^b

481 ± 15.5^b

435 ± 18.5^c

416 ± 15.3^c

Fat%*

14.6 ± 0.75^a

12.6 ± 0.77^b

11.7 ± 0.90^b

11.4 ± 0.84^b

55.8 ± 0.69^c

54.7 ± 0.40^cd

53.7 ± 0.22^d

53.4 ± 0.44^d

rWAT ϕ

1.2 ± 0.07^a

1.3 ± 0.23^a

1.1 ± 0.19^a

1.5 ± 0.19^a

9.4 ± 1.02^b

8.1 ± 0.19^bd

7.6 ± 1.22^cd

6.4 ± 0.45^c

eWAT^@

0.8 ± 0.22^ac

0.7 ± 0.06^ac

0.6 ± 0.05^ac

0.7 ± 0.08^ac

1.5 ± 0.26^b

1.4 ± 0.35^bd

0.9 ± 0.08^cd

1.0 ± 0.12^abc

Rectal temperature (°C)

37.6 ± 0.03^ae

37.6 ± 0.31^ae

37.6 ± 0.31^ae

37.6 ± 0.22^ae

36.0 ± 0.19^b

37.7 ± 0.18^a

38.3 ± 0.21^cd

37.7 ± 0.12^ce