Table 1.
Body composition and tissue weight at virgin females and at the end of pregnancy
| Body weight (g) |
Parametrial adipose tissue (mg) |
Liver (mg) |
Muscle (mg) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin | Pregnant | Virgin | Pregnant | Virgin | Pregnant | Virgin | Pregnant | |
| WT | 19.59 ± 0.603 | 34.85 ± 2.643 | 358 ± 70.59 | 229.1 ± 98.46 | 805.8 ± 41.91 | 1,683 ± 169.3 | 93.67 ± 7.35 | 108.2 ± 19.09 |
| B1KO | 21.13 ± 1.391∗ | 38.82 ± 3.096∗∗ | 217.2 ± 40.84∗ | 231.4 ± 82.02 | 1,002 ± 76.56∗ | 1,923 ± 241.9∗ | 109.2 ± 4.57∗ | 120.5 ± 24.86 |
∗p < 0.05 to WT, ∗∗p < 0.01 to WT. Values expressed as mean ± SD of 6–7 virgin female mice per group and 10–11 pregnant mice per group.