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Table 4 Adipocyte number and size in the WAT under each field (n = 10 per group)

From: Effects of two Lactobacillus strains on lipid metabolism and intestinal microflora in rats fed a high-cholesterol diet

Group

Number/HP

Major axis (μm)

Minor axis (μm)

Diameter (μm)

Control

56.4a ± 4.2

36.6b ± 3.6

31.5b ± 3.2

33.8b ± 3.3

Model

27.5c ± 4.3

55.2a ± 4.4

49.19a ± 5.6

52.2a ± 5.0

L.9-41-A

50.3a ± 5.7

39.4b ± 3.9

36.7b ± 2.3

38.0b ± 3.0

L.M1-16

39.1b ± 6.3

51.9a ± 7.3

43.75a ± 5.9

47.8a ± 6.6

  1. Control group: normal diet; model group: high-cholesterol diet; L.9-41-A group: high-cholesterol diet + L. plantarum 9-41-A; L.M1-16 group: high-cholesterol diet + L. fermentum M1-16.
  2. Diameter = (major axis+minor axis)/2.
  3. The data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation. a,b,c Mean values within a column with different superscript letters differ significantly (p < 0.05, n = 10).