Susceptibility to obesity and gallbladder stasis produced by a protein- and fat-enriched diet in male mice compared with female mice

Table 2 Frequencies of sludge and gallstone formation in 6- and 12-month-old male and female mice

Values are means ± SE. The frequencies of sludge and gallstone formation represent the number of sludge and gallstone formations/the number of animals examined. *, significantly different from the value of the corresponding CRF-1 fed mice; †, significantly higher than the respective values at 6 months of age; and #, significantly different from the value of wild-type mice. The results of statistical analyses are shown in the text.

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