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Weekly body weights were collected beginning on the date of surgery (baseline) and continued until euthanization. Body weights began to significantly diverge between rats with ovaries (i.e., sham and hysterectomy groups) vs rats without intact ovaries (i.e., Ovx and Ovx-hysterectomy groups) beginning 2 wk after surgical manipulation. *P < 0.05.
