Lack of Platelet-Activating Factor Receptor Attenuates Experimental Food Allergy but Not Its Metabolic Alterations regarding Adipokine Levels

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Ingestion of ovalbumin diet by sensitized (OVA+) and nonsensitized (OVA−) mice, mean of all consumption of the week challenge per animal (a). Variation of the body weight between the first and last day of oral challenge (b). Perigonadal adipose tissue weight (c) and adipocyte area from this tissue (d) after 7 days of OVA diet challenge. Representative photomicrographs of H&E stained (100x) perigonadal adipose tissue used to determine adipocyte areas (μm²). Bars indicate 50 μm. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. .

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