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. 2013 Nov 11;8(11):e79245. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079245

Figure 1. Perivascular adipose and perigonadal fat mass, body weight and blood pressure in monogenic obesity (GPER0).

Figure 1

A, Mass and macroscopic difference in the quantity of perivascular adipose (PVAT) surrounding the aorta (a, Aortic arch; b, Thoracic aorta; c, Abdominal aorta) of obese (GPER0, n = 5) and lean WT control mice (CTL, n = 8). B, Perigonadal fat weight (CTL, n = 8; GPER0, n = 9); C, body weight (n = 19/group); D, systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels in obese (GPER0, Inline graphic, n = 7) and lean WT mice (CTL, Inline graphic, n = 6). Fat weights are normalized to tibial length. A–C: open bars, lean WT control (CTL); solid bars, monogenic obesity (GPER0). *p<0.01 vs. control.