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Table 1 Morphometric comparison of BN vs. BN.SHR4 rats.

From: Pharmacogenetic interaction between dexamethasone and Cd36-deficient segment of spontaneously hypertensive rat chromosome 4 affects triacylglycerol and cholesterol distribution into lipoprotein fractions

 

CONTROL

DEXAMETHASONE

Trait

BN

(n = 6)

BN.SHR4

(n = 7)

BN

(n = 6)

BN.SHR4

(n = 6)

Body weight (b.wt.), g

281 ± 9

312 ± 15

257 ± 7

262 ± 10†

Liver wt, g/100 g b.wt.

2.17 ± 0.03

2.15 ± 0.03

2.40 ± 0.03‡

2.27 ± 0.03a,*

Heart wt, g/100 g b.wt.

0.31 ± 0.01

0.28 ± 0.01a

0.34 ± 0.01*

0.34 ± 0.01‡

Kidney wt, g/100 g b.wt.

0.55 ± 0.01

0.52 ± 0.01

0.58 ± 0.02

0.58 ± 0.01‡

Adrenals wt, mg/100 g b.wt.

15.2 ± 1.7

13.6 ± 0.6

12.9 ± 0.6

12.3 ± 1.3

Testes wt, g/100 g b.wt

1.09 ± 0.03

0.97 ± 0.04a

1.13 ± 0.03

1.03 ± 0.03

EFP wt, g/100 g b.wt.

0.80 ± 0.03

0.89 ± 0.05

0.73 ± 0.03

0.82 ± 0.02

RFP wt, g/100 g b.wt.

0.36 ± 0.03

0.40 ± 0.04

0.25 ± 0.02*

0.34 ± 0.02a

  1. The significance levels are indicated as follows: a...p < 0.05, respectively for differences between BN and BN.SHR4 under conditions of a single diet; *, †, ‡... p < 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001, respectively, for DEX effect within individual strain. Values are shown as mean ± S.E.M.; b.wt....body weight; EFP...epididymal fat pad; RFP...retroperitoneal fat pad.