Effects of reproductive technologies and SPF status on some physiological and behavioral characteristics in rats with arterial hypertension (ISIAH strain) by D. S. Ragaeva, T. O. Abramova, I. N. Rozhkova, E. Yu. Brusentsev, E. V. Kalinichenko, T. N. Igonina, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…In the present study, a comparison of body weight, blood pressure (BP) and behavior in the «elevated plus maze» (EPM) test was made between three groups of ISIAH (inherited stress induced arterial hypertension) rats: a group of animals that were born and raised in a conventional animal facility and two groups from an SPF animal facility (one with animals born naturally and another with animals resulting from ART). …”
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Isoniazid and Rifampicin Produce Hepatic Fibrosis through an Oxidative Stress-Dependent Mechanism by Ayan Biswas, Suman Santra, Debasree Bishnu, Gopal Krishna Dhali, Abhijit Chowdhury, Amal Santra

“…A combined dose of INH (50 mg) and RMP (100 mg) per kg body weight per day was administered to mice by oral gavage, 6 days a week, for 4 to 24 weeks for the assessment of liver injury, oxidative stress, and development of hepatic fibrosis, including demonstration of changes in key fibrogenesis linked pathways and mediators. …”
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Fecal metabolomics reveals the positive effect of ethanol extract of propolis on T2DM mice by Chunmei Wang, Huiting Zhao, Kai Xu, Yali Du, Jinjia Liu, Jinfei Wang, Yusuo Jiang

“…The results showed that EEP improved the body weight (BW) of T2DM mice, lowered blood sugar levels, and significantly restored blood biochemical indicators related to T2DM, such as fasting insulin (FINS), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), aspartate transaminase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT). …”
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Fate and Effect of Intravenously Infused Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Mouse Model of Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury and Resection by T. C. Saat, S. van den Engel, W. Bijman-Lachger, S. S. Korevaar, M. J. Hoogduijn, J. N. M. IJzermans, R. W. F. de Bruin

“…Regeneration was determined by liver/body weight ratio, proliferating hepatocytes, and TGF-β levels. …”
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The Effect of Stocking Density on Nitrification Rate in a Closed Recirculating Culture System by A.S. Sidik, , Sarwono, , Agustina

“…Fish were cultivated  in rounded tanks with four level of stocking densities i.e. 10, 20, 30 and 40 fish/100 l in a closed recirculting water system, and fed on a commercial pellet given thrice a day at a quantity of 5% from the total body weight of fish per day.  The experiment was designed completely randomized with three replications. …”
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Sarcopenia and fat tissue distribution in patients with colorectal cancer by V. K. Lyadov, V. N. Yegiyev, A. P. Seryakov, O. V. Kucheruk, Ye. S. Darda, A. Z. Negardinov

“…Obesity was diagnosed in 12 patients before operation, in 5 body weight deficit was found. Body composition data, including amount of skeletal musculature, subcutaneous fat tissue and visceral fat, estimated at single axial native CT-image at the level of 3rd lumbar vertebra (L3) by specialized software. …”
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Evaluation of Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Digestibility and Ileum Histomorphology of Broiler Chickens fed Two Forms of Diets Supplemented with Exogenous Proteases by RA Alhotan, HH Al-Baadani, EOS Hussein

“…The results showed that birds in the C and D groups in pelleted form had a higher body weight, production and performance index, and better feed conversion ratio. …”
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Effects of Bile Acids on Growth Performance, Hepatopancreatic Antioxidant Capacity, Intestinal Immune-Related Gene Expression, and Gut Microbiota of <i>Penaeus vannamei</i> by Yun Zhao, Duanduan Chen, Hui Wang

“…After 60 days of farming <i>P. vannamei</i> (initial body weight: 1.21 ± 0.05 g), the results showed that BA supplementation significantly improved growth performance, and BA2 group was the most significant, which increased the final weight (FBW) by 18.6%, weight gain rate (WGR) by 19.5%, and survival rate (SR) by 5.8% compared with the CT group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Anti-colon cancer activity of water-soluble polysaccharides extracted from Gloeostereum incarnatum via Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by Jiawei He, Anhui Yang, Xuyu Zhao, Yang Liu, Shuyan Liu, Di Wang

“…Eight-week administration with GIPS at doses of 30 or 90 mg/kg strongly inhibited tumor growth including the reduction on numbers and the suppression of the size without influencing the animals’ body weight and organ functions. According to the proteomics performing by antibody array, among 308 detected cytokines, GIPS significantly regulated 89 of them. …”
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Appetite Response among Those Susceptible or Resistant to Obesity by Rachel C. Brown, Rebecca T. McLay-Cooke, Sara L. Richardson, Sheila M. Williams, David R. Grattan, Alexandra W.-A. H. Chisholm

“…Given the differential body weight of the study groups, similar observed ghrelin concentrations were unexpected, perhaps indicating OSI and ORI respond differently to the same ghrelin concentration. …”
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The effect of breeder body mass on laying performance, egg quality, and hatching traits of Japanese quail. by Busra Ozkan, Nasir Abdallah, Yunus E. Boga, Kadriye Kursun, Mikail Baylan

“…The quails were divided into three experimental groups during the 5 weeks of age based on their body weight: high body mass (HBM), >310 g, medium body mass (MBM) from 290 to 310 g, and low body mass (LBM), <290 g; and then transferred to egg-laying cages. …”
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Application of ursodeoxycholic acid at non-alcoholic and alcohol-induced steatohepatitis by Ye. A. Fedos’ina, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…In the case of NASH itself, developed on a background of obesity, diabetes mellitus, keeping a diet in a combination with the adequate physical activity is effective, that results in gradual normalization of body weight. If these means will give no required results, prescription of intestinal triglyceride-lipase inhibitors or anorexigenic agents is rational. …”
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Sustained Self-Regulation of Energy Intake: Initial Hunger Improves Insulin Sensitivity by Mario Ciampolini, David Lovell-Smith, Riccardo Bianchi, Boudewijn de Pont, Massimiliano Sifone, Martine van Weeren, Willem de Hahn, Lorenzo Borselli, Angelo Pietrobelli

“…In trained subjects, significant decreases were found in insulin sensitivity index, insulin and BG peaks, glycated haemoglobin, mean pre-meal BG, standard deviation of diary BG (BG as recorded by subjects' 7-day diary), energy intake, BMI, and body weight when compared to control subjects. Conclusion. …”
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Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors in relation to Overweight Defined by BMI and “Normal-Weight Obesity” by Bodil Ohlsson, Jonas Manjer

“…Sociodemographic factors and lifestyle habits affect body weight and body composition. A new syndrome, called normal-weight obesity (NWO), is found in individuals with normal weight and excess body fat in contrast to lean and overweight individuals. …”
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Electromyography of the External Anal Sphincter during Micturition and Electrophysiological Bulbocavernosus Reflex in Healthy Spayed Female Canines by Nicha Mongkolrat, Areerath Akatvipat, Phitchaya Saenubol, Pachara Pornnimitara, Sukolrat Boonyayatra, Siam Tongprasert

“…Ten healthy spayed female canines (no breed restriction) with a body weight of 11.3–18 kg were enrolled. EAS EMG during micturition and the EBCR test were performed under light general anesthesia. …”
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Dipeptidyl-Peptidase 4 Inhibitor Sitagliptin Ameliorates Hepatic Insulin Resistance by Modulating Inflammation and Autophagy in ob/ob Mice by Wenbin Zheng, Jing Zhou, Shasha Song, Wen Kong, Wenfang Xia, Lulu Chen, Tianshu Zeng

“…Changes in glycolipid metabolism, inflammatory responses, and autophagy in the liver were evaluated. Body weight gain, lipid metabolic disorder, and hepatic steatosis as well as systemic and hepatic insulin sensitivity in ob/ob mice were significantly attenuated after sitagliptin treatment. …”
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Nephroprotective effects of Foeniculum vulgare mill (Apiaceae Family) hydromethanol leaf extract against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity on Swiss albino mice by Kibur Hunie Tesfa, Chernet Desalegn Gebeyehu, Tiget Ayelgn Mengstie, Hiwot Tezera Endale

“…Results: Mice that received cisplatin alone (group II) exhibited a significant decrease in body weight on day 16, an increase in serum kidney markers, a decrease in serum sodium and chloride, an increase in potassium and calcium, an increase in relative kidney weight, and pathological damage to the kidney as compared to the normal control group. …”
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Necrostatin-1 Alleviates Diffuse Pulmonary Haemorrhage by Preventing the Release of NETs via Inhibiting NE/GSDMD Activation in Murine Lupus by Xinai Han, Xiaoming Zhang, Rui Song, Shiqi Li, Shujing Zou, Quanguang Tan, Tianyang Liu, Shugeng Luo, Zhe Wu, Hongyu Jie, Jinhong Wang

“…Furthermore, vivo studies showed that Nec-1 alleviated lupus pulmonary haemorrhage in mice by reducing lung pathology severity, body weight, and serum inflammatory cytokine levels. …”
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Condensed tannin from Caragana korshinskii extraction and protection effects on intestinal barrier function in mice by Xiaoyu Niu, Wei Qu, Zhiyu Chen, Hui Li, Peinan Liu, Mei Sun, Jing Yang, Yuanyuan Xing, Dabiao Li

“…The gavage volume was set at 0.2 mL per 10 g of body weight, administered daily for 21 days. The results showed that CKT significantly improved growth performance and physiological state of mouse intestine. …”
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Effect of neonatal dexamethasone treatment on cognitive abilities of adult male mice and gene expression in the hypothalamus by N. P. Bondar, V. V. Reshetnikov, K. V. Burdeeva, T. I. Merkulova

“…In adult male mice with neonatal dexamethasone treatment, an increase in the relative weight of the adrenal glands and a decrease in body weight were observed, while the basal level of corticosterone remained unchanged. …”
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