| Parental strains | Consomic strain | Congenic strains | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NSY | C3H | R0 | R1 | R2 |
Number of mice analyzed | 9 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
Body weight (g) | 43.5 ± 1.6c | 29.5 ± 0.5 | 30.2 ± 0.6 | 30.8 ± 0.8 | 32.2 ± 0.6c,d |
Anal-nasal length (cm) | 11.0 ± 0.1c | 10.2 ± 0.1 | 10.1 ± 0.1 | 10.1 ± 0.1 | 10.2 ± 0.1 |
BMI (g/cm2) | 0.357 ± 0.007c | 0.283 ± 0.005 | 0.294 ± 0.005 | 0.304 ± 0.005b | 0.310 ± 0.005c,d |
Total fat (g) | 3.451 ± 0.260c | 1.023 ± 0.052 | 1.385 ± 0.100b | 1.390 ± 0.088c | 1.683 ± 0.095c,d,f |
Epididymal fat (g) | 1.578 ± 0.106c | 0.509 ± 0.033 | 0.723 ± 0.052b | 0.730 ± 0.058b | 0.880 ± 0.051c,e |
Retroperitoneal fat (g) | 1.083 ± 0.120c | 0.119 ± 0.009 | 0.179 ± 0.018b | 0.173 ± 0.013b | 0.269 ± 0.019c,e,g |
Mesenteric fat (g) | 0.789 ± 0.059c | 0.395 ± 0.020 | 0.483 ± 0.033a | 0.487 ± 0.025b | 0.534 ± 0.029c |
Total fat / body weight (%) | 7.85 ± 0.34c | 3.49 ± 0.18 | 4.53 ± 0.26b | 4.48 ± 0.22b | 5.18 ± 0.21c,f |