Table 1

Body and fat pad weights and serum leptin for Obesity-Prone, Obesity-Resistant, and Low-Fat MMTV TGF-α mice


Body weight (g)
Fat pad weight (g)
Serum leptin (ng/mL)

Obesity-Prone
40.49 ± 1.03a,b (n = 33)
3.512 ± 0.41b (n = 33)
10.56 ± 1.95b (n = 25)
Obesity-Resistant
28.57 ± 0.51c (n = 17)
0.786 ± 0.15c (n = 17)
3.61 ± 1.11c (n = 10)
Low-Fat
27.28 ± 0.56c (n = 20)
0.389 ± 0.05c (n = 20)
1.58 ± 0.15c (n = 16)
Overall significance
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
P < 0.001

aValues are mean ± standard error of the mean. Different superscripts (b and c) indicate significant difference by Newman-Keuls test following analysis of variance.

Dogan et al. Breast Cancer Research 2007 9:R91   doi:10.1186/bcr1840

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