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

Figure 4

Impact of offspring manipulations on BAT morphology in lactating dams at 21 days of lactation. Representative photomicrographs (magnification 400x; scale bar, 20 μm) of H&E-stained sections of interscapular BAT from lactating dams (a, b, d, and e). Quantification of adipocyte proliferation evaluated by nuclei counts (c and f). Data are median ± SEM; sections were evaluated from dams/group and three image fields per section. Symbols above the bars represent statistical differences according to Student’s t-test (). Dams versus SL Dams.

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