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. 2007 Oct 18;117(11):3271–3282. doi: 10.1172/JCI31929

Figure 6. Analysis of fat tissues in ad-Lrp1+/+ and ad-Lrp1–/– mice.

Figure 6

(A) Gross appearance of interscapular fat in inbred ad-Lrp1+/+ and ad-Lrp1–/– mice. (B) Gross appearance of eWAT fat pads and BAT isolated from ad-Lrp1+/+ and ad-Lrp1–/– mice in a mixed background. (C) eWAT fat pad and BAT mass measurements obtained from inbred ad-Lrp1+/+ (white bars) and ad-Lrp1–/– (black bars) mice (n = 8). (D) Histology of eWAT (original magnification, ×200) and BAT (original magnification, ×400) from ad-Lrp1+/+ and ad-Lrp1–/– mice on a mixed background. Scale bar: 25 μm. (E) Histology of eWAT (original magnification, ×400) and BAT (original magnification, ×600) from ad-Lrp1+/+ and ad-Lrp1–/– mice in homogeneous C57BL/6 background. Scale bar: 100 μm. (F) Comparison of adipocyte cell size in ad-Lrp1+/+ and ad-Lrp1–/– mice as measured by pixel areas. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.005, ***P < 0.001 compared with the ad-Lrp1+/+ group.