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Figure 5Correction of fatty liver but not diabetes in ab
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J;aP2-nSREBP-1c transgenic mice. (
a) Gross liver appearance in ab
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J;aP2-nSREBP-1c transgenic mice, aP2-nSREBP-1c transgenic mice, and WT mice. (
b) Representative liver sections from aP2-nSREBP-1c and ab
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J;aP2-nSREBP-1c mice. Original magnification, ×200; scale bars: 100 μm. (
c) Liver triglyceride levels. (
d) Fatty acid content in liver. (
e) ACC activity in liver. (
f) Malonyl-CoA levels in liver. (
g and
h) Plasma glucose and plasma insulin levels, respectively. Error bars indicate the SE;
n = 7 for the aP2-nSREBP-1c group,
n = 6 for the ab
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J;aP2-nSREBP-1c group, and
n = 3 for the ab
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J group. *
P < 0.05, ab
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J;aP2-nSREBP-1c vs. aP2-nSREBP-1c mice;
†P < 0.05, aP2-nSREBP-1c vs. ab
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J or ab
J/+;
#P < 0.05 ab
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J;aP2-nSREBP-1c vs. ab
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J or ab
J/+.