Table 2.
Animal body weight and food intake in chimeric mice
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| Body weight (g) | Pair-fed | EtOH-fed | Pair-fed | EtOH-fed | Pair-fed | EtOH-fed |
| Initial | 17.03 ± 0.30 | 17.21 ± 0.38 | 16.21 ± 0.46 | 16.54 ± 0.27 | 15.00 ± 0.69 | 15.01 ± 0.32 |
| Final | 19.13 ± 0.62* | 17.29 ±.56 | 19.10 ± 0.71* | 17.78 ± 0.44* | 19.05 ± 0.48* | 16.44 ± 0.66 |
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Average daily
food intake (ml/cage) |
paired | 20.96 ± 1.04 | paired | 21.86 ± 0.51 | paired | 21.95 ± 2.03 |
Data are presented as mean ± SEM. Statistical significance was determined by Student’s t-test,
P<0.05 for ethanol-fed compared to pair-fed within each genotype.