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Table 3 TG content in aortas of Zucker obese (ZO) and diabetic (ZDF) rats and in their respective controls (Co and CZ).

From: Lipogenesis in arterial wall and vascular smooth muscular cells: regulation and abnormalities in insulin-resistance

TG μg/mg tissue

CZ

ZDF

CO

ZO

7 weeks

0.28 ± 0.06

2.10 ± 0.42**

27.8 ± 5.8

49.1 ± 5.3*

14 weeks

0.50 ± 0.09

2.57 ± 0.37**

26.4 ± 4.2

66.9 ± 7.8**

21 weeks

2.64 ± 1.16 $

4.92 ± 1.37 $

46.6 ± 11.2

66.6 ± 7.2

  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 vs the respective control group; $ p < 0.05 vs the value at 7 weeks of the same group