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) | |
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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.