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. 2009 Jun 9;4(6):e5844. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005844

Table 1. Metabolic parameters of HFD WT and Cnr2 −/− mice.

HFD WT HFD Cnr2 −/−
Metabolism
Food intake (g/day) 2.6±0.00 2.7±0.1
Adiposity index (% of body weight) 9.6±0.4 6.8±0.8**
Adipocyte size (µm2) 9,937±391 6,166±1,009*
Metabolic rate (W)
 Basal 0.31±0.02 0.30±0.00
 Total 0.44±0.02 0.42±0.02
Spontaneous locomotor activity (kJ/g) 0.14±0.01 0.14±0.00
RQ (peak post meal) 0.92±0.02 0.85±0.01*
Fecal lipid (% of dry fecal weight) 19.9±1.5 25.9±3.1*
Cnr1 expression
Brain 1.02±0.01 1.42±0.30
Liver 1.21±0.33 0.43±0.06*
Adipose tissue 1.04±0.07 0.49±0.08***
Adipokines
Leptin (µg/L) 61±7 19±5***
Adiponectin (mg/L) 11.5±0.6 11.2±0.18
*

p<0.05 vs HFD WT.

**

p<0.01 vs HFD WT.

***

p<0.001 vs HFD WT.