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. 2005 Jan 20;565(Pt 1):185–195. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.079079

Table 2.

The effect of intrafetal glucose infusion on the total and relative mass of unilocular and multilocular perirenal fat

Saline infused fetuses (n = 6) Glucose infused fetuses (n = 6)
Mean lipid locule size in perirenal adipose tissue (μm2) 456.7 ± 14.8 532.8 ± 3.3*
Total mass of unilocular perirenal fat (g) 8.9 ± 0.6 11.7 ± 0.6*
Relative mass of unilocular perirenal fat (g kg−1) 1.9 ± 0.2 2.3 ± 0.1
Total mass of multilocular perirenal fat (g) 12.0 ± 1.3 16.6 ± 2.7
Relative mass of multilocular perirenal fat (g kg−1) 2.5 ± 0.2 3.2 ± 0.5
Total mass of perirenal fat (g) 22.1 ± 1.4 27.4 ± 2.4
Relative mass of total perirenal fat (g kg−1) 4.6 ± 0.3 5.4 ± 0.4

Asterisks denote significant differences compared to the saline infused group (P < 0.05).