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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: Synapse. 2012 Nov 8;67(2):10.1002/syn.21617. doi: 10.1002/syn.21617

TABLE II.

Autoradiography measures of 18F-FDG uptake in transverse sections of interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT) and the surrounding white adipose tissue (IWAT)

Groups IBAT IWAT Ratioa
ATX 12.5 ± 0.7bcd 0.2 ± 0.05 67.8 ± 15.8c
PPL + ATX 2.8 ± 0.2cd 0.2 ± 0.08 27.7 ± 5.3c
Control 2.0 ± 0.2d 0.08 ± 0.02 18.4 ± 9.0

ATX: atomoxetine; PPL: propranolol.

a

Ratio: IBAT/IWAT ratio.

b

Mean ± SD × 106 DLU/mm2, n = 3.

c

P < 0.05 when compared with control.

d

P < 0.05 when compared with WAT.