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Table 3 Parameters assessed in the control group (CON group) and high-fat diet fed group (OB group)

From: Intestinal and neuronal myenteric adaptations in the small intestine induced by a high-fat diet in mice

 

CON

OB

Body weight (g)

41.7 ± 1.3

47.7 ± 1.6*a

Visceral fat (g)

1.6 ± 0.2

3.9 ± 0.3***a

Length of the small intestine (cm)

56.8 ± 1.8

51.2 ± 1.3*a

Circumference of the duodenum (cm)

0.6 ± 0.02

0.5 ± 0.05b

Circumference of the jejunum (cm)

0.5 ± 0.02

0.5 ± 0.0002b

Circumference of the ileum (cm)

0.5 ± 0.02

0.3 ± 0.02*b

  1. Results are expressed as the mean ± SEM (n = 10). *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.0001 vs CON group; aunpaired t-test; bnonparametric test.