Obesity resistance and enhanced glucose metabolismin mice transplanted with white adipose tissue lackingacyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1
J. Clin. Invest. Hubert C. Chen, et al. 111:1715 doi:10.1172/JCI15859 [
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Figure 3Effects of transplanted
Dgat1–/– WAT on adiposity in mice fed a high-fat diet. (
a) Decreased serum leptin levels in WAT
Dgat1–/–→
Dgat1+/+ mice.
n = 4–5 male mice per group. (
b) Decreased body triglyceride content in WAT
Dgat1–/–→
Dgat1+/+ mice.
n = 4 male mice per group. (
c) Decreased muscle triglyceride content in WAT
Dgat1–/–→
Dgat1+/+ mice.
n = 3 male mice per group. (
d) Similar body-protein contents in WAT
Dgat1–/–→
Dgat1+/+ and WAT
Dgat1+/+→
Dgat1+/+ mice.
n = 4 male mice per group. Mice were fed a high-fat diet for 2, 5, or 12 weeks. *
P < 0.05.