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Table 2 Retroperitoneal (Extravisceral) and Parietal (Extraabdominal) WATs of animals

From: Lipectomy associated to obesity produces greater fat accumulation in the visceral white adipose tissue of female compared to male rats

 

CON-SHAM

CON-LIPEC

MSG-SHAM

MSG-LIPEC

WAT (g/100 g)

Male rats

Retroperitoneal

0.84 ± 0.06

0.84 ± 0.07

1.72 ± 0.17**

1.34 ± 0.14

Parietal

1.17 ± 0.06

1.14 ± 0.10

2.48 ± 0.28**

3.27 ± 0.19

 

Female rats

Retroperitoneal

0.91 ± 0.15

0.69 ± 0.05

1.66 ± 0.16*

1.84 ± 0.23##

Parietal

0.97 ± 0.07

0.95 ± 0.06

3.11 ± 0.28*

3.57 ± 0.68

  1. *p < 0.05 e **p < 0.01, different to CON-SHAM group. ##p < 0.01, different to CON-LIPEC group. ANOVA 2 way, post hoc: Tukey