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Table 3 Liver and adipose tissue cellularity

From: Semiquantitative RT-PCR measurement of gene expression in rat tissues including a correction for varying cell size and number

Parameter

Organ

Units

Control

Food-restricted

Tissue weight

liver

g

11.3 ± 0.4

7.4 ± 0.2 *

 

WAT

 

9.07 ± 0.92

5.01 ± 0.67*

Number of cells

liver

× 109

4.44 ± 0.26

4.31 ± 0.18

 

WAT

 

0.37 ± 0.02

0.29 ± 0.03*

Mean cell size

liver

pL

2.42 ± 0.11

1.55 ± 0.07 *

 

WAT

 

25.7 ± 2.0

17.5 ± 2,6 *

  1. The data are the mean ± sem of 7 different animals. Differences between groups: * = P < 0.05 versus controls.
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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