A Hyperlipidic Diet Combined with Short-Term Ovariectomy Increases Adiposity and Hyperleptinemia and Decreases Cytokine Content in Mesenteric Adipose Tissue

• Main Authors: Nelson Inacio Pinto Neto (Author), Maria Elizabeth Sousa Rodrigues (Author), Ana Claudia Losinskas Hachul (Author), Mayara Franzoi Moreno (Author), Valter Tadeu Boldarine (Author), Eliane Beraldi Ribeiro (Author), Lila Missae Oyama (Author), Claudia Maria Oller do Nascimento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Four-week-old female Wistar rats were divided into two groups and fed a control diet (C) or a hyperlipidic diet (H) for 4 weeks. Rats from each group underwent ovariectomy (OVX) or sham surgery (SHAM). They received C or H for the next four weeks. The body weight gain (BW), food efficiency (FE), and...