Review Article

Gender Differences in Metabolic Disorders and Related Diseases in Spontaneously Diabetic Torii-Leprfa Rats

Table 2

Organ weights in male SD and SDT fatty rats.

32 weeks of age40 weeks of age

Testes
 Absolute weight (mg)
  SD rat4174.9 ± 341.93885.3 ± 102.1
  SDT fatty rat3796.6 ± 183.13320.3 ± 438.2
 Relative weight (mg/g)
  SD rat4.813 ± 0.7584.072 ± 0.525
  SDT fatty rat7.578 ± 1.039**6.294 ± 0.895**
Epididymides
 Absolute weight (mg)
  SD rat585.8 ± 82.9551.4 ± 43.3
  SDT fatty rat502.3 ± 6.2494.4 ± 3.0**
 Relative weight (mg/g)
  SD rat0.837 ± 0.1210.615 ± 0.092
  SDT fatty rat0.919 ± 0.1140.930 ± 0.053**

Data represent the mean ± standard deviation (n = 4–6).
and **P < 0.01 versus age-matched SD rats.