growth/size/body
N |
• no gross abnormalities in body weight or size of major organs
• diet has no affect on body size in mice raised at 30C
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adipose tissue
N |
• white adipose tissue weight is normal
• brown adipose tissue more normal in appearance when mice are raised at 30C
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• 50% increase in mass of interscapular brown adipose tissue in mice raised at 21C
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• histological appearance more like white adipose tissue in mice raised at 21C
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• large amounts of triglycerides accumulated in a single large vacuole in mice raised at 21C
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• large amounts of triglycerides accumulated in a single large vacuole in mice raised at 21C
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behavior/neurological
N |
• food intake similar to controls
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cellular
• roziglitazone up regulation of mitochondrial gene expression fails
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• many TCA cycle genes are down regulated in white adipose tissue
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• many respiratory chain enzymes are down regulated in white adipose tissue
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• many oxidative phosphorylation pathway genes are down regulated
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homeostasis/metabolism
N |
• glucose tolerance responses are normal
• insulin sensitivity is comparable to controls
• glucose and insulin responses to rosiglitazone are normal
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