Figure 3. The effect of reducing litter size on lipid metabolism in liver at 21 days old .

Relative mass (A), triglyceride content (B), PPARγ (C), FAS (D), PPARα (E) and PGC1α (F) protein contents from rats raised in normal litters (NL) and small litters (SL) during lactation. The representative blots of proteins are shown above graphs C, D, E and F. β‐Tubulin content was used as control loading. Results are expressed as relative (%) to the control group and as means ± SEM; n = 6–10 per group; *P < 0.05.