Fig. 3.

Variability of whole-body composition values. Images of male mice were obtained and analyzed as described in the legends to Fig. 1, Fig. 2. Data points (black circles) represent values of the indicated parameter for each individual mouse. Data show the vertical scatter for the age indicated numerically on the x-axis (horizontal scatter was introduced for clarity only). Eight mice were imaged at each age except 52 weeks, where n = 7 mice. Bars indicate mean ± S.D. for each age. Data for 8-week-old mice are presented for both cohorts 1 and 2. (A–F) illustrate parameters of whole-body composition in absolute values. (G–I) illustrate adipose, lean and skeletal tissue masses as a percentage of the total CT-derived body mass.