Metformin Prevents Fatty Liver and Improves Balance of White/Brown Adipose in an Obesity Mouse Model by Inducing FGF21

Figure 2

Metformin treatment ameliorates fatty liver. (a) Liver tissues were obtained from untreated obese mice and metformin-treated obese mice. Sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Oil Red O stains. (b) Liver weight of untreated obese mice and metformin-treated obese mice. (c and d) Relative gene expression associated with (c) white adipose tissue (WAT) and (d) brown adipose tissue (BAT). Data represent means ± SEM. , , and .

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