Table 3.
Adipose tissue and splanchnic tissue mass on day 16 of the study period
| Adipose tissues, g |
Splanchnic tissues, g |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perirenal | Epididymal | Sum of adipose tissue | Liver | Stomach | Small intestine | Sum of digestive organs | |
| C | 8.208 (1.417)a | 6.029 (1.520)a | 14.236 (2.682)a | 15.434 (0.928)a | 1.824 (0.173)a | 6.098 (0.832)a | 7.922 (0.819)a |
| R | 3.453 (1.615)b | 4.276 (0.692)b | 7.729 (2.004)b | 9.874 (1.135)b | 1.440 (0.200)b | 4.264 (0.236)b | 5.705 (0.374)b |
| S | 4.796 (1.665)b | 4.324 (0.869)b | 9.120 (2.531)b | 11.126 (0.776)b | 1.748 (0.139)ab | 5.064 (1.144)ab | 7.016 (1.314)ab |
Values are means (SD) for 5 rats. C, control; R, rapid weight reduction; S, slow weight reduction. Means with different superscripts in a column are significantly different according to the Fisher’s PLSD test.