A Study on Spontaneously Obese Rat (Minko Rat) with Abnormal Lipid Metabolism, Strength and Mineral Concentrations in Bone
Ryuji Takeda, MD,
Takashi Nakamura, MD, PhD,
Masayo Imanishi,
Madoka Ishida,
Fumiko Yano,
Takahisa Takeda, MD, PhD and
Mieko Kimura, PhD
Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University (R.T., T.N.), JAPAN
Takeda Research Institute of Life Science (R.T., M.I., M.I., T.T., M.K.), JAPAN
Kyoto School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kinki University, Wakayama (F.Y.), JAPAN

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Fig. 1. Growth curve of female and male Minko rats. Data are Mean. Body weight showed significantly higher levels in male Minko rats than in female Minko rats at 6 weeks after birth.
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Fig. 2. Comparison of mineral concentrations in tibia between Female and Male Minko rats. Results represent mean values (expressed as the percent of mineral concentrations in male rats per those in female rats). *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 vs. female Minko rats.
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