homeostasis/metabolism
• fasting glucose levels are increased in females (10.85+/-0.51 mM compared to 9.11+/-0.33 mM in wild-type females)
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• female mice exhibit increased serum cortiosterone (517.48+/-36.83 ng/ml compared to 403.60+/-30.26 ng/ml in wild-type females)
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• in both males and females (males, 3.72+/-0.07 mM compared to 3.17+/-0.13 mM in wild-type males)
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• in both males and females
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• in females but not males
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• in females but not males
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growth/size/body
• beginning at weeks 11 and 15 mice exhibit increased body weight compared to wild-type mice
• at week 24, females are 21% and males 12% heavier than wild-type mice
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• at week 24, female mice exhibit increased body length (10.7+/-0.05 cm compared to 10.56+/-0.03 cm for wild-type mice)
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adipose tissue
• at 24 weeks, females have a 91% higher fat mass (10.50+/-1.38 g compared to 5.50+/-0.40 g for wild-type mice)
• at 24 weeks, males have a 39% higher fat mass (10.40+/-0.57g compared to 7.45+/-0.73 g for wild-type mice)
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• males and females have an increased fat percentage
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behavior/neurological
• female mice exhibit a 25% decrease in food intake compared to wild-type mice (0.040+/-0.05 g food/g body weight compared to 0.54+/-0.04 g food/g body weight in wild-type female mice)
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