Histological and Metabolic State of Dams Suckling Small Litter or MSG-Treated Pups

Figure 3

Morphologic adaptations of WAT in dams at 21 days of lactation. Representative photomicrographs (magnification 200x; scale bar, 50 μm) of H&E-stained sections of retroperitoneal, (a) (NL), (b) (SL), (i) (CON), (j) (MSG) and ovarian adipose tissue, (e) (NL), (f) (SL), (m) (CON), and (n) (MSG). The quantification of mean adipocyte areas (mean ± SEM) is depicted in (d), (h), (l), and (p). Sections were evaluated from dams/group and three image fields per section. Retroperitoneal fat content is represented in (c) (NL, SL) and (k) (CON, MSG) and ovarian fat content is represented in (g) (NL, SL) and (o) (CON, MSG). Symbols above the bars represent statistical differences in Student’s -test (). Dams versus SL Dams; ^#CON Dams versus MSG Dams.

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