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. 2012 Nov 14;7(11):e48767. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048767

Figure 5. Adipocytes in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues are enlarged in Plac8−/− mice.

Figure 5

Hematoxylin-eosin staining of VAT (A) and SCAT (B) sections of 29-weeks-old Plac8+/+, Plac8+/− and Plac8−/− mice (scale bars = 50 µm). C, Analysis of VAT and SCAT adipocytes size distribution of Plac8+/+, Plac8+/− and Plac8−/− mice. D, VAT and SCAT weight in Plac8+/+, Plac8+/− and Plac8−/− mice. E, Total DNA content in VAT and SCAT of the same mice. Values are means ± SEM (n = 7–13). *p<0.05 vs. Plac8+/+.