Fig. 1.

Summary of interscapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT) surgery (iBATx), body weight, and tissue morphology. A: intact and surgically excised iBAT in male mice at 26 wk of age. B: body weight growth curve over 18 wk of the study intervention; △ are underneath ○. C: summation of BAT fat pads demonstrating a reduction in cumulative BAT weight following iBATx and no BAT regrowth. D and E: percent fat mass and lean mass as determined by EchoMRI. F: epididymal adipose tissue (AT) weight. Values are means ± SE; n = 10/group. ^DMain effect of diet (P < 0.05).