FIGURE 4.
MCP-1 mRNA expression, TNF-α protein level (a) and UCP-1 mRNA expression in visceral white adipose tissue and in subcutaneous adipose tissue (b) of control (C), undernourished (U), and rehabilitated rats, as indicated in the legend of Fig. 1c. The relative levels of mRNA are expressed as indicated under “Experimental Procedures.” Each bar represents mean ± S.E. for 6–7 rats. Representative blots shown correspond to TNF-α and β-actin, analyzed to normalization. Values with a different letter differ significantly, p < 0.05.