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. 2013 Oct 15;8(10):e77585. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077585

Table 3. Tissue weight and serum parameters and Hepatic lipids for the male C57BL/6 mice in LFD+ Water, HFD+ Water, HFD+BBJ and HFD+MBJ group at the end of experiment.

item LFD+Water HFD+Water HFD+BBJ HFD+MBJ
  • Body length


  • (snout-anus)

9.2±0.3 9.6±0.4 9.5±0.3 9.5±0.4
Tissue index (×100)
Heart 0.51±0.05b 0.38±0.04a 0.48±0.02b 0.45±0.09b
Liver 4.02±0.08c 2.88±0.05a 3.32±0.32b 3.37±0.26b
Kidney 1.25±0.04b 0.97±0.11a 1.23±0.11b 1.21±0.09b
Epididymal WAT 1.93±0.07c 5.98±0.26a 5.87±0.55a 5.93±0.27a
Interscapular BAT 0.41±0.05 c 0.34±0.03 a 0.37±0.04 b 0.38±0.07 b
Serum
ALT (U/L) 28.75±1.43b 35.25±1.03a 33.00±3.13a 23.42±2.21c
AST (U/L) 91.55±4.32c 132.75±5.32a 121.75±6.48b 96.78±7.32c
GLU (mmol/L) 5.94±0.51b 7.19±0.43a 6.44±0.56a 5.00±0.37c
TG (mmol/mL) 0.82±0.03c 1.67±0.11a 1.57±0.17a 1.07±0.03b
TCH (mmol/mL) 2.34±0.12c 4.42±0.23a 3.36±0.19b 3.25±0.20b
HDL-CH (mmol/mL) 2.18±0.11c 3.83±0.17a 2.97±0.16b 2.93±0.01b
LDL-CH (mmol/mL) 0.05±0.01 b 0.17±0.03 a 0.04±0.02b 0.06±0.02b

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM

ALT,aspartate aminotransferase;AST, alanine aminotransferase; GLU, serum glucose; TG, triglycerides; TCH, total cholesterol; HDL-CH, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; WAT, white adipose tissue; BAT, brown adipose tissue.

The means marked with superscript letters are significantly different relative to others.