Table 2.
Effect of estrogen replacement on fat depot masses
Mice and treatment | Wet weight, mg
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Gonadal fat pad | Infrarenal fat pad | |
ArKO + placebo | 1033.2 ± 53.4 | 95.1 ± 7.6 |
WT + placebo | 612.3 ± 373.6* | 49.0 ± 19.7* |
ArKO + E2 replacement | 228.1 ± 13.8* | 19.3 ± 1.3* |
Results are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 3 for all groups). *, At least P < 0.05 compared to ArKO placebo treatment.