adipose tissue
• after consuming an atherogenic diet for 3 weeks, a 12 week-old homozygous mutant mouse had a percent body fat of 22.38; female mutants become more obese than males on this regimen
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growth/size/body
• 12 week-old homozygous mutants fed an atherogenic diet for 3 weeks become obese, one animal weighing 30.71 g and having a percent body fat of 22.38; females are more severely affected than are males
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• the weight gain of 12 week-old homozygous mutant mice during 3 weeks on an atherogenic diet is greater than that of normal controls; the difference is greater for female than for male mice
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homeostasis/metabolism
• the weight gain of 12 week-old homozygous mutant mice during 3 weeks on an atherogenic diet is greater than that of normal controls; the difference is greater for female than for male mice
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