adipose tissue
• at 16 weeks average adipocyte area is increased and adipocyte diameter is increased about 3-fold
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• at 16 weeks of age the gonadal fat pad mass is significantly increased
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• adipocyte glycerol, free fatty acid, and triglyceride levels expressed on a per milligram of protein level are significantly increased; however serum levels in 16 week old mutants are normal
• glycerol uptake and glycerol release from adipocytes are significantly reduced; however, lipolysis is similar to wild-type
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growth/size/body