Table 2 Body weight, fat depots weight, adipocyte size and plasma adiponectin

Final body weight (g)

Day 42

44.1 ± 2.1

42.2 ± 1.8

44.9 ± 1.9

41.5 ± 2^c

Epididymal fat (mg)

Day 14

1607 ± 210

1369 ± 165

1169 ± 184^a

1180 ± 28^a

Day 42

2934 ± 292

2391 ± 191^a

2892 ± 354

2378 ± 261^a,c

Size of adipocytes (μm²)

Day 14

4397 ± 518

3381 ± 285^a

3471 ± 422^a

3126 ± 323^a,b

Day 42

3232 ± 267

2653 ± 139

3182 ± 323

2964 ± 273

Subcutaneous fat (mg)

Day 14

479 ± 59

395 ± 39

319 ± 37^a

332 ± 37^a

Day 42

686 ± 64

542 ± 59

656 ± 73

463 ± 74^a,c

Interscapular brown fat (mg)

Day 14

147 ± 17

124 ± 11

123 ± 13^a

121 ± 8^a

Day 42

190 ± 23

159 ± 13

179 ± 15

150 ± 3

Adiponectin (A.U.)

Day 14

HMW

0.70 ± 0.06

0.79 ± 0.06

0.52 ± 0.03^a

0.50 ± 0.04^a,b

MMW

0.79 ± 0.04

0.82 ± 0.03

0.51 ± 0.04^a

0.57 ± 0.02^b

LMW

0.01 ± 0.00

0.01 ± 0.00

0.01 ± 0.00

0.01 ± 0.00

Total

1.49 ± 0.10

1.62 ± 0.08

1.04 ± 0.06^a.b

1.12 ± 0.06^a,b

Day 42

HMW

0.54 ± 0.04

0.96 ± 0.10^a

0.66 ± 0.07

1.06 ± 0.11^a,c

MMW

0.53 ± 0.02

0.66 ± 0.05

0.58 ± 0.04

0.75 ± 0.05^a,c

LMW

0.01 ± 0..0

0.02 ± 0.0

0.02 ± 0.0

0.02 ± 0.0

Total

1.09 ± 0.06

1.64 ± 0.15^a

1.25 ± 0.10

1.82 ± 0.14^a,c