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From: A low-protein diet exerts a beneficial effect on diabetic status and prevents diabetic nephropathy in Wistar fatty rats, an animal model of type 2 diabetes and obesity

Fig. 3

Plasma FGF21 and HMW adiponectin levels and expression of UCP1  in BAT are elevated in LPD-fed Wistar fatty rats. (a) Fasting or postprandial plasma FGF21, (b) HMW adiponectin, (c) and mRNA expression of Ucp1 in BAT after the 24-week dietary intervention (n = 3 each). (d) A representative photograph of immunoblotting for UCP1 in BAT is shown. (e) Quantitative ratios of UCP1 to β-actin in BAT after the 24-week dietary intervention (n = 3 each). The data are shown as the mean ± SD. * p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001 for the indicated comparison. n.s.: not significant

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