Table 1 CNP concentration in plasma and tissues of A-CNP Tg mice.

From: Adipocyte-specific expression of C-type natriuretic peptide suppresses lipid metabolism and adipocyte hypertrophy in adipose tissues in mice fed high-fat diet

 

Wt

A-CNP

Plasma (pg/mL)

N.D.

1.30 ± 0.19

Brown adipose tissue (pg/mg)

N.D.

0.39 ± 0.03

Inguinal white adipose tissue (pg/mg)

N.D.

0.20 ± 0.02

Mesenteric white adipose tissue (pg/mg)

N.D.

0.16 ± 0.14

  1. Plasma CNP concentration was analyzed (CNP-22 RIA kit, Phoenix Pharmaceuticals, Burlingame, CA, USA) in mice fed standard diet; all other concentrations were measured in mice fed the high-fat diet. N. D, not detectable. The data are presented as means ± SEM. n = 3–4.
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