The flavonoid, naringenin, decreases adipose tissue mass and attenuates ovariectomy-associated metabolic disturbances in mice

Table 1 Effect of dietary naringenin on tissue mass in OVX C57BL/6 J female mice

	CON	NAR
Tissue Weights (g)
Perigonadal Adipose Tissue	1.44 ± 0.15	0.38 ± 0.05^#
Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue	1.21 ± 0.14	0.52 ± 0.03^#
Liver	0.94 ± 0.05	0.80 ± 0.03^#
Muscle (Quadriceps)	0.36 ± 0.01	0.32 ± 0.02
Tissue Weight Percentages (%)
Perigonadal Adipose Tissue	5.23 ± 0.35	1.81 ± 0.19^#
Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue	4.34 ± 0.34	2.55 ± 0.15^#
Liver	3.45 ± 0.09	3.89 ± 0.12^#
Muscle (Quadriceps)	1.33 ± 0.07	1.55 ± 0.07^#

Significance between groups was determined by Student’s t-test (n = 9–10). Data represent the mean ± SEM.
^#P < 0.05 compared NAR with CON.

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