Fig. 2

Body weight (BW) (a, c), fat mass (b, d), blood lipids (e, g), and hepatic steatosis (f, h) of mice undergoing cholecystectomy (XGB) only or XGB followed by either a sham (SHM) or ovariectomy (OVX) operation. In a, b, e, f means are represented by a diamond, wk 0, n = 4; wk 6, n = 5. Data in panel c are expressed as LS means ± SEM. In c, d wk 6–12, n = 17 per group; wk 13–18, n = 12–13 per group; wk 19–24, n = 7–8 per group. In g, h means are represented by a diamond, wk 12, n = 4–5 per group; wk 18, n = 5 per group; wk 24, n = 7–8 per group. Main effects of surgery are denoted by *(p < 0.05). Trends are denoted by +(p < 0.10). TG triglycerides