Effect of co-exposure to nickel and particulate matter on insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction in a mouse model

Table 2 Characteristics of the mice in response to the exposures

	FA	CAPs	Ni	CAPs-Ni
Body weight, g	31.4 ± 0.5	30.1 ± 1.0	33.1 ± 0.4^*#	32.7 ± 0.2^*#
eWAT weight, g	0.26 ± 0.02	0.32 ± 0.01^*	0.28 ± 0.08	0.26 ± 0.03
iBAT weight, g	0.06 ± 0.01	0.06 ± 0.01	0.05 ± 0.01	0.06 ± 0.01
Heart weight, g	0.15 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.01	0.14 ± 0.01
Heart weight/BW, g/kg	4.85 ± 0.3	4.66 ± 0.38	4.53 ± 0.24	4.13 ± 0.14

Values are means ± s.e. N = 5–6. ^* P < 0.05 vs FA; ^# P < 0.05 vs CAPs. BW, body weight.

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