adipose tissue
N |
• no significant difference in the amount of brown adipose tissue is detected in male or females at any age
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• progressive increase in the amount of white adipose tissue with age in males
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• at 180 days of age the numbers of adipocytes in the perirenal and epididymal fat pads are significantly increased
• at 90 days of age the number of adipocytes is increased in females
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• at 180 days of age the areas of adipocytes from the perirenal and epididymal fat pads are significantly increased
• at 90 days of age the size of adipocytes is increased in females
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• in males at 30 and 90 days of age
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• in males and females at 90 days of age
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• in males at between 270 and 360 days of age
• in females at 90 days of age
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• at 90 days of age
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homeostasis/metabolism
• in males compared to wild-type littermate controls
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• glucose levels are higher at 30, 60 and 120 min after a glucose challenge in males compared to similarly treated wild-type males
• glucose tolerance is also impaired in females
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• following a glucose challenge insulin levels are significantly increased in males and females compared to wild-type controls
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behavior/neurological
N |
• no increase in food intake is seen despite the increase in the amount of white adipose tissue
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• retention is impaired in an inhibitory avoidance assay
• treatment with estradiol improves retention to a level similar to that in estradiol treated wild-type controls
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• female mice exhibit an increased threshold to mechanical nociception compared with similarly treated wild-type female mice
• however, male mice exhibit normal mechanical nociception
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• female mice exhibit an increased threshold to mechanical nociception following inflammation compared with similarly treated wild-type female mice
• however, male mice exhibit normal mechanical nociception after inflammation
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growth/size/body
• in males
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• by 11 months of age males weigh 16% more than wild-type males
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