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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 12.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Res. 2012 Aug 14;111(9):1176–1189. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.266395

Figure 2. eNOS prevents diet-induced obesity.

Figure 2

Weight gain, adiposity, and indirect calorimetry measurements from WT and eNOS-TG mice fed a low fat (LFD) or high fat diet (HFD): (A) Body weights during 6 weeks of LF feeding, n = 22–26 per group; (B) body weights during 6 weeks of HF feeding, n = 26 per group; (C) summarized weight gain over the course of 6 weeks and 12 weeks of HF feeding, n = 28–29 per group for 6 week group, n = 4–7 per group for 12 week group; (D) food intake, n = 4 per group; (E) representative DexaScan images of mice fed a LFD or HFD for 6 weeks; (F) body fat percentage, n = 8–12 per group; (G) lean mass percentage, n = 8–12 per group; and (H) tibia length for mice fed a LFD or HFD for 6 weeks, n = 8–12 per group; (I) average oxygen consumption (VO2); (J) average carbon dioxide production (VCO2); (K) respiratory exchange ratio (RER); and (L) ambulatory counts. n = 4 per group; *p<0.05, **p<0.01, and ***p<0.001 vs. indicated groups; #p<0.05 vs. WT HFD.