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Table 1 Mean body and testes weights of db/+ and db/db mice at 12 and 40 weeks of age

From: Reintroducing testosterone in the db/db mouse partially restores normal glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in a leptin-independent manner

 

db/+ mice

db/db mice

P value

Body weight (g)

 12 wk

28.42 ± 0.82

48.14 ± 0.61

0.002

 40 wk

35.06 ± 0.67

56.86 ± 0.91

0.004

Testes weight (g)

 12 wk

0.194 ± 0.009

0.131 ± 0.003

0.015

 40 wk

0.186 ± 0.009

0.148 ± 0.011

0.031

Ratio of testes / body weight (%)

 12 wk

0.68 ± 0.02

0.30 ± 0.05

0.001

 40 wk

0.53 ± 0.06

0.26 ± 0.08

0.001

  1. Data are expressed as means ± SE, unless stated otherwise. Significance was considered as P < 0.05, calculated by an independent two-sample t test
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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