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. 2017 Feb 21;312(4):E309–E325. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00344.2016

Table 4.

Indirect calorimetry, activity, and food intake analysis of HFD-fed mice

Male
 Female
WT KO WT KO
n 6 8 10 13
Food intake, g 10.6 ± 0.2 10.3 ± 0.2 2.37 ± 0.13 2.56 ± 0.10
V̇o2, ml·kg−1·hour−1 2,223 ± 46 2,176 ± 53 2,691 ± 112 2,539 ± 59
V̇co2, ml·kg−1·h−1 1,681.3 ± 121 1,647 ± 38 1,997 ± 81 1,927 ± 49
RER (V̇o2/V̇co2) 0.755 ± 0.01 0.75 ± 0.01 0.742 ± 0.01 0.76 ± 0.01
EE, kcal·kg−1·h−1 10.6 ± 0.2 10.3 ± 0.25 12.73 ± 0.53 12.06 ± 0.28
Physical activity (beam breaks) 26,228 ± 1,291 24,607 ± 1,557 39,657 ± 3,664 34,105 ± 2,948

Values are means ± SE; n is number of mice. HFD, high-fat diet; WT, wild-type; KO, knockout; V̇o2, oxygen consumption; V̇co2, CO2 production; RER, respiratory exchange ratio; EE, energy expenditure.