a, Representative images from the mouse with
circulating GDF15 level closest to group median shown in Fig4b with images from other regions of
the gut and from liver. b, In situ hybridization for
Gdf15 mRNA expression (red spots) in colon. Tissue
collected from high-fat fed wild type mice, 6 hrs after single dose of oral
metformin (600mg/kg)(right side, red box, m1-m7) or vehicle gavage (left
side, blue box, v1-v7), n=7/group, mice as Figure 4.