Table 2.
Cellular synthesis and size in treated 2,4-Thiazolidinedione (TZD) (T), and Control (C) animals' tissues.
Tissues | Cellular synthesis RNA : DNA ratios | Cellular size DNA : protein ratios | ||||
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C | T | P | C | T | P | |
Muscle | 20.5 | 5.8 | * | 0.012 | 0.019 | * |
Adipose (omentum) | 30.9 | 11.6 | *** | 0.016 | 0.017 | NS |
Adipose (perirenal) | 32.5 | 18.5 | * | 0.011 | 0.016 | * |
Adipose (SC) | 14.8 | 59.0 | *** | 0.014 | 0.006 | ** |
NS: not significant; C: Control; T: Thiazolidinedione-(TZD-) treated; SC: Subcutaneous. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.