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. 2021 Oct 30;18:97. doi: 10.1186/s12986-021-00625-5

Table 2.

Adipose tissue weights in rats at W3 and W13

NL SL SL1% CUR SL2% CUR
W3
 BAT (g) 0.11 ± 0.01 0.20 ± 0.02a
 SAT (g) 0.56 ± 0.05 1.58 ± 0.04a
 EAT (g) 0.08 ± 0.00 0.25 ± 0.03a
 RAT (g) 0.08 ± 0.00 0.30 ± 0.03a
 BAT/WAT 0.17 ± 0.02 0.09 ± 0.01a
W13
 BAT (g) 0.27 ± 0.00 0.37 ± 0.31a 0.31 ± 0.03 0.31 ± 0.31
 SAT (g) 4.53 ± 0.17 9.39 ± 1.27a 5.53 ± 0.50ab 5.74 ± 0.50ab
 EAT (g) 3.57 ± 0.15 7.20 ± 0.33a 4.88 ± 0.30ab 4.50 ± 0.42b
 RAT (g) 2.67 ± 0.18 7.37 ± 0.89a 3.88 ± 0.39ab 4.77 ± 0.48ab
 BAT/WAT 0.028 ± 0.002 0.0160 ± 0.002a 0.024 ± 0.003b 0.022 ± 0.002b

All values represent means ± SEMs

Student’s unpaired t-test at W3 and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at W13 were performed. n = 6 in each group

W3 week 3, W13 week 13, NL normal litter, SL small litter, CUR curcumin, BAT brown adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, EAT epididymal adipose tissue, RAT retroperitoneal adipose tissue

ap < 0.05 versus NL

bp < 0.05 versus SL