growth/size/body
• female mice gain weight slower on a chow diet resulting in significantly less body weight compared to controls by 18 weeks of age
• differences in body weight do not occur if mice were fed a high fat diet
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adipose tissue
• female mice have reduced weights of ovarian white fat pads compared to wild-type controls
• there are no differences in fat pad weights when mice are fed a high fat diet
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• female mice have reduced weights of retroperitoneal white fat pads compared to wild-type controls
• there are no differences in fat pad weights when mice are fed a high fat diet
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• female mice fed a chow diet have 27% less total body fat at 21 weeks of age
• there is no differences in body fat when mice are fed a high fat diet
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liver/biliary system
• triacylglycerol content is reduced in the liver of chow fed mice but not in the livers of mice fed a high fat diet
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• decreased intracellular droplet size is observed in chow-fed females compared to wild-type controls
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• there is a 15% decrease in fatty acid oxidation in female mice fed a chow diet compared to wild-type controls
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homeostasis/metabolism
• plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate levels are increased 3-fold in female mice fed a chow diet
• beta-hydroxybutyrate levels are increased by only 59% when female mice are fed a high fat diet
• beta-hydroxybutyrate levels are increased by 47% in chow-fed male mice and are not significantly different when fed a high fat diet
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• female mice fed a chow diet have reduced mean cholesterol levels in their plasma compared to wild-type mice (1.92mM vs. 2.24mM in controls)
• there are no differences when mice are fed a high fat diet
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• female mice fed a chow diet have reduced mean triacylglycerol levels in their plasma compared to wild-type mice (0.37mM vs. 0.59mM in controls)
• there are no differences when mice are fed a high fat diet
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• female mice have an increased insulin resistance after being fed a high fat diet for 12 weeks
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• triacylglycerol content is reduced in the liver of chow fed mice but not in the livers of mice fed a high fat diet
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