Table 1 Weight of the organs (liver, kidney, heart, and brain), skeletal muscle (gastrocnemius and soleus) and size (length) of the femur at the end of treatment with crotamine.

From: Crotamine induces browning of adipose tissue and increases energy expenditure in mice

Tissue (g)

Control

Crotamine

Liver

1.381 ± 0.061

1.351 ± 0.052

Kidney

0.192 ± 0.002

0.172 ± 0.002

Heart

0.188 ± 0.013

0.175 ± 0.004

Brain

0.262 ± 0.025

0.306 ± 0.013

Gastrocnemius

0.300 ± 0.001

0.300 ± 0.001

Soleus

0.020 ± 0.001

0.016 ± 0.002

Femur length (cm)

1.61 ± 0.04

1.60 ± 0.04

  1. Results are presented as the mean ± SEM of at least three independent experiments.
  2. *p < 0.05 for comparisons between the treated and untreated control groups.
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