Distribution of adipocytes, as percentage distribution, according to their size within area ranges (×103 μm2), of retroperitoneal (RET) and epididymal (EPI) white adipose tissues of high fat diet induced obese rats, sham operated (S) or lipectomyzed (L), sacrificed 7 or 30 days after surgery. The number of animals ranged from 6 to 8. *Statistically significant difference between S and L at p < 0.05