Table I.

Mass, length, body mass index measurements, and ratios of adipose tissues or EDL muscles to whole-body mass for 5.5-mo-old ACTCCo/KO and wild-type male mice

Measurement Wild type ACTCCo/KO 
Body mass (g) 30.5 ± 0.8 22.2 ± 1.3a 
Body length (cm) 10.0 ± 0.2 8.8 ± 0.2a 
Body mass index 0.30 ± 0.01 0.29 ± 0.01 
White adipose tissue   
 Total (mg) 602 ± 115 226 ± 23b 
 Subcutaneous (mg) 103 ± 16 80 ± 7 
 Epididymal (mg) 431 ± 96 125 ± 15b 
 Perirenal (mg) 68.6 ± 16.7 21.5 ± 1.3b 
Ratio of epididymal + perirenal adipose tissue (g) to body mass (g) 0.0161 ± 0.0034 0.0065 ± 0.004b 
Ratio of white adipose tissue (g) to body mass (g) 0.020 ± 0.003 0.010 ± 0.001b 
Brown adipose tissue (mg) 137 ± 20 91 ± 3 
Ratio of brown adipose tissue (g) to body mass (g) 0.0045 ± 0.0007 0.0041 ± 0.0002 
EDL mass (mg) 11.1 ± 0.2 12.1 ± 0.3a 
Ratio of EDL mass (mg) to body mass (g) 0.33 ± 0.01 0.40 ± 0.01a 
Measurement Wild type ACTCCo/KO 
Body mass (g) 30.5 ± 0.8 22.2 ± 1.3a 
Body length (cm) 10.0 ± 0.2 8.8 ± 0.2a 
Body mass index 0.30 ± 0.01 0.29 ± 0.01 
White adipose tissue   
 Total (mg) 602 ± 115 226 ± 23b 
 Subcutaneous (mg) 103 ± 16 80 ± 7 
 Epididymal (mg) 431 ± 96 125 ± 15b 
 Perirenal (mg) 68.6 ± 16.7 21.5 ± 1.3b 
Ratio of epididymal + perirenal adipose tissue (g) to body mass (g) 0.0161 ± 0.0034 0.0065 ± 0.004b 
Ratio of white adipose tissue (g) to body mass (g) 0.020 ± 0.003 0.010 ± 0.001b 
Brown adipose tissue (mg) 137 ± 20 91 ± 3 
Ratio of brown adipose tissue (g) to body mass (g) 0.0045 ± 0.0007 0.0041 ± 0.0002 
EDL mass (mg) 11.1 ± 0.2 12.1 ± 0.3a 
Ratio of EDL mass (mg) to body mass (g) 0.33 ± 0.01 0.40 ± 0.01a 

n = 5 for each group.

a

P < 0.005.

b

P < 0.05.

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