Research Article

Similar and Additive Effects of Ovariectomy and Diabetes on Insulin Resistance and Lipid Metabolism

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Leptin level in serum (pg/mL) and adipose tissues (pg/g tissue) of different studied groups at the end of the study. The abbreviations denote the following: Sham: sham-operated rats; OVX: ovariectomized rats; WAT: white adipose tissue; BAT: brown adipose tissue. a: significantly different from the sham control group, b: significantly different from the OVX control group, and c: significantly different from the diabetic group, using ANOVA (LSD), value < 0.05.