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Table 3 Adipose tissue weight and morphology

From: Pleiotropic effects of rosuvastatin on the glucose metabolism and the subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue behavior in C57Bl/6 mice

Parameters

Groups

    
 

SC

HF

HF-R10

HF-R20

HF-R40

Visceral fat (mg)

146±26.0

1,030±102.7a

811±145.5a

710±98.9a

455±72.5b

Subcutaneous fat (mg)

97±7.0

400±49.5a

400±51.1a

320±36.9

298±54.9

Visc:Sub ratio

0.74±0.11

0.39±0.03a

0.48±0.04a

0.50±0.05

0.67±0.05b

Adipocyte diameter (μm)

48.6±0.8

101.6±4.6a

73.7±3.2a,b

66.0±2.3a,b

51.5±2.6b,c,d

  1. Abbreviations: SC standard rodent chow, HF high-fat diet, HF-R10 10 mg/kg/day of rosuvastatin, HF-R20 20 mg/kg/day of rosuvastatin, HF-R40 40 mg/kg/day of rosuvastatin, Sub subcutaneous fat (=inguinal fat), Visc visceral fat (=epididymal plus retroperitoneal fat). Symbols represent difference with: [a] SC group; [b] HF group; [c] HF-R10 group; [d] HF-R20 group.