Table 1.
Mean ± s.e.m. (g) inguinal white adipose tissue (IWAT), epididymal white adipose tissue (EWAT), retroperitoneal white adipose tissue (RWAT), and total WAT pad masses of Siberian hamsters in experiment 2 with sham control or hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus lesions (PVHx) that were bilateral or unilateral
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| Sham | Ipsi-unilateral | Bilateral | Sham | Contra-unilateral | Bilateral | |
| IWAT | 0.68 ± 0.06a | 0.92 ± 0.08b | 1.22 ± 0.18b | 0.66 ± 0.06a | 0.90 ± 0.09b | 1.22 ± 0.18b |
| EWAT | 0.30 ± 0.01a | 0.44 ± 0.02b | 0.57 ± 0.04c | 0.30 ± 0.02a | 0.47 ± 0.05b,c | 0.58 ± 0.02c |
| RWAT | 0.07 ± 0.01a | 0.12 ± 0.02b | 0.16 ± 0.02b | 0.07 ± 0.01a | 0.12 ± 0.01b | 0.16 ± 0.02b |
| Total pads | 1.05 ± 0.07a | 1.47 ± 0.01b | 1.95 ± 0.32c | 1.04 ± 0.08a | 1.50 ± 0.12b,c | 1.96 ± 0.29c |
For each individual fat pad, nonshared letters (a,b,c) indicate statistically significant differences (P < 0.05).