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Table 1 Total body, liver and white adipose tissue weights at sacrifice

From: Polybrominated diphenyl ether congener, BDE-47, impairs insulin sensitivity in mice with liver-specific Pten deficiency

 

Control

Tsc1 −/−

Pten −/−

Age

10-11 weeks

10-11 weeks

9-11 weeks

Treatment

BDE

DMSO

BDE

DMSO

BDE

DMSO

Body weight

20.95 ± 0.22

20.01 ± 0.97

18.69 ± 0.42

19.66 ± 0.68

21.23 ± 1.51

20.92 ± 0.51

P-Value

0.6

0.4

0.9

Liver:Body weight

3.89 ± 0.12

4.10 ± 0.26

4.27 ± 0.18

4.12 ± 0.20

4.86 ± 0.20

4.90 ± 0.13

p-value

0.5

0.6

0.86

(BDE vs DMSO)

p-value

          0.02 (vs. Pten-/-)

    0.01 (vs. Pten-/-)

(DMSO vs. DMSO)

  

White adipose tissue weight

0.243 ± 0.03

0.257 ± 0.04

0.287 ± 0.03

0.257 ± 0.03

0.238 ± 0.03

0.313 ± 0.11

p-value

0.8

0.6

0.5

(BDE vs DMSO)