Table 1.

Endpoint Tissue Weights and Fasting Plasma Lipids for Male Mice

	Cre, Chow Diet	FaChOX, Chow Diet	Cre, Western Diet	FaChOX, Western Diet
BAT weight, g	0.113 ± 0.006	0.089 ± 0.006	0.242 ± 0.017a	0.182 ± 0.014a,b
Epididymal WAT weight, g	0.85 ± 0.08	0.59 ± 0.06	2.60 ± 0.12a	2.21 ± 0.17a,b
Liver weight, g	1.51 ± 0.04	1.41 ± 0.03	2.46 ± 0.15a	1.85 ± 0.11a,b
Spleen weight, g	0.080 ± 0.003	0.075 ± 0.002	0.099 ± 0.002a	0.092 ± 0.003a
Fasting cholesterol, mg/dL	140 ± 11	134 ± 8	222 ± 9a	194 ± 10a
Fasting triglycerides, mg/dL	58 ± 4	56 ± 2	49 ± 2	48 ± 1

Tissues (n = 15–17 per group) were dissected from ad libitum-fed mice, and plasma lipids (n = 9–14 per group) were measured in 6-hour-fasted mice at the end of the study. Data shown are mean ± SEM.

^aP < .01 compared with chow diet mice of the same genotype.

^bP < .05 compared with Cre control.