Figure 1.

Baseline metabolic parameters. (a) Body weight following surgery for female rats receiving Sham or VSG surgery receiving splenectomy or remaining intact. (b) Average daily food intake in grams during the first four weeks after surgery. (c) Cumulative food intake during first four weeks post-surgery. (d) Fasting blood glucose after five weeks of recovery. (e) Fat mass measured by EchoMRI. (f) Fat mass percentage by normalizing to body weight. (g) Lean mass measured by EchoMRI. (h) Lean mass percentage by normalizing to body weight. Two-way ANOVA with repeated measures, two-way ANOVA by surgery/spleen status. Data are presented as mean ±SEM. **P < 0.01, P < 0.001.