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Control (n = 12)
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APP (n = 12)
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APP + LJH (n = 12)
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APP + LJH + GJE (n = 12)
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Positive-control (n = 12)
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Body weight (g)
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355 ± 18a
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360 ± 25a
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362 ± 19a
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340 ± 19b
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333 ± 18b
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Body weight gain (g)
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96.9 ± 7.7a
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99.1 ± 9.4a
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101.2 ± 7.3a
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70.3 ± 7.3b
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74.1 ± 7.9c
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Peri-uterine fat (g)
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11.2 ± 1.1a
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8.9 ± 0.9b
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9.2 ± 0.9b
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6.6 ± 0.7c
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6.1 ± 0.7c
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Ratio of peri-uterine fat and body weight
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0.032 ± 0.007a
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0.025 ± 0.004b
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0.025 ± 0.005b
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0.019 ± 0.004c
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0.018 ± 0.004c
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Retroperitoneum fat (g)
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13.3 ± 1.4a
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12.2 ± 1.3a
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13.0 ± 1.4a
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8.7 ± 1.0b
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8.2 ± 0.8b
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Ratio of retroperitoneum fat and body weight
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0.037 ± 0.008a
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0.034 ± 0.005a
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0.036 ± 0.007a
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0.026 ± 0.005b
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0.025 ± 0.005b
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Uterine index
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0.56 ± 0.06c
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0.56 ± 0.06c
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0.62 ± 0.07c
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0.91 ± 0.09b
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1.53 ± 0.14a
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Overnight fasted leptin levels (ng/mL)
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3.4 ± 0.6a
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3.8 ± 0.6ab
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3.9 ± 0.6ab
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4.1 ± 0.6b
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4.3 ± 0.7b
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- Control, OVX rats fed a high-fat diet (OVX-CON) with 2 % dextrin; APP, OVX rats fed a high fat diet with 2 % Artemisia princeps Pamp water extract; LJH, OVX rats fed a high fat diet with 2 % Leonurus japonicas Houtt water extract; GJE, OVX rats fed a high fat diet with 2 % Gardenia jasminoides Ellis water extract; positive-control, OVX rats fed a high fat diet with 30 μg/kg body weight 17β-estradiol + 2 % dextrose. Values are means ± SD
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a,b,c Significantly different among all groups by Tukey test at p < 0.05