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. 2003 Jun;202(6):551–561. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2003.00188.x

Table 1. Gross anatomy of the rats. N = 18 mature male rats in each group. Values are mean ± SD.

Saline-injected controls Low-dose LPS (10 µg) High-dose LPS (20 µg)
Body mass (g) 494 ± 56 463 ± 43 511 ± 27
Fatness (total adipose tissue %BM) 3.50 ± 0.75 3.45 ± 0.71 3.68 ± 0.68
Mass of unstimulated popliteal lymph node (mg) 11.4 ± 1.34 11.0 ± 1.25 15.4 ± 2.47††
Mass of stimulated popliteal lymph node (mg) 11.4 ± 1.33 11.9 ± 1.17* 23.9 ± 2.93††**
Mass of popliteal adipose tissue around unstimulated node (mg) 249 ± 87 243 ± 79 284 ± 91
Mass of popliteal adipose tissue around stimulated node (mg) 253 ± 65 255 ± 89 327 ± 105

Significantly different from saline-injected controls at:

P < 0.05;

††

P < 0.001.

Difference between locally stimulated and homologous unstimulated structures significant at:

*

P < 0.05;

**

P < 0.001.