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. 2011 Jan 27;6(1):e14605. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014605

Figure 4. Parameters of energy expenditure and food intake.

Figure 4

(A, B) Oxygen consumption (VO2) (A) and physical activity (B) in weight-matched 9-week-old Rcan2 +/+ and Rcan2 −/− males fed the normal chow diet (NCD). Four males of each genotype were analyzed. (C, D) Cumulative food intake (C) and increased body weight (D) measured from postnatal week 13 to week 15 in 6 Rcan2 +/+ and 6 Rcan2 −/− males fed the NCD. (E, F) Cumulative food intake (E) and increased body weight (F) measured from postnatal week 11 to week 13 in 3 Rcan2 +/+ and 4 Rcan2 −/− males fed the high-fat diet (HFD). (G, H) Apparent absorption efficiency (AAE) measured in mice fed either the NCD (G) or the HFD (H). Three Rcan2 +/+ and 4 Rcan2 −/− males were used for each experiment. All values are given as mean ± s.e.m. *: P<0.05; **: P<0.01. Filled columns indicate Rcan2 +/+ mice; open columns, Rcan2 −/− mice.