SKINFOLD NEUTRAL FAT IN OBESE RATS

1961 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldon M. Boyd
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
Free Cholesterol ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Percentage Of Body Fat ◽  
Primary Function ◽  
Obese Rats

Increasing levels of water, phospholipid, and free cholesterol were found positively correlated with increasing levels of neutral fat per unit nonlipid dry weight of skinfold in albino rats. Increasing levels of skinfold neutral fat were in turn positively correlated with storage in skinfold of increasing percentages of body neutral fat. These results suggest that storage of neutral fat is an active, primary function of skinfold and that the more active this function the greater the percentage of body fat stored in skinfold. Correlation was, in general, greater in females than in males. In addition, levels of skinfold neutral fat in females were positively correlated with levels of skinfold ester cholesterol.

MESENTERIC NEUTRAL FAT IN OBESE RATS

1958 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 913-918
Author(s):  
Eldon M. Boyd ◽  
Eleanor M. Crandell
Keyword(s):  
Free Cholesterol ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Fat Depots ◽  
Mesenteric Fat ◽  
Obese Rats ◽  
Physiologic Function ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship of increasing obesity to storage of neutral fat in the mesentery was investigated in 48 albino rats. Calculated as grams per 100 g nonlipid dry weight, levels of mesenteric neutral fat were positively correlated with levels of mesenteric free cholesterol, phospholipid, and water, the correlation coefficient for water being higher in male than in female rats. These results suggest that storage of neutral fat is an active physiologic function of mesentery. On the other hand, the relative amount of body neutral fat which is stored in the mesentery became less as the animals became more obese. This indicates that in obese rats, some tissue other than mesentery is storing neutral fat at a rate greater than occurs in the mesenteric fat depots.

MESENTERIC NEUTRAL FAT IN OBESE RATS

1958 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 913-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldon M. Boyd ◽  
Eleanor M. Crandell
Keyword(s):  
Free Cholesterol ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Fat Depots ◽  
Mesenteric Fat ◽  
Obese Rats ◽  
Physiologic Function ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship of increasing obesity to storage of neutral fat in the mesentery was investigated in 48 albino rats. Calculated as grams per 100 g nonlipid dry weight, levels of mesenteric neutral fat were positively correlated with levels of mesenteric free cholesterol, phospholipid, and water, the correlation coefficient for water being higher in male than in female rats. These results suggest that storage of neutral fat is an active physiologic function of mesentery. On the other hand, the relative amount of body neutral fat which is stored in the mesentery became less as the animals became more obese. This indicates that in obese rats, some tissue other than mesentery is storing neutral fat at a rate greater than occurs in the mesenteric fat depots.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE LIPID AND WATER CONTENT OF THE THYMUS GLAND IN ALBINO RATS BEARING WALKER CARCINOMA 256

1955 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldon M. Boyd ◽  
Valmore Fontaine ◽  
J. Gilbert Hill
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Tumor Growth ◽  
Total Lipid ◽  
Free Cholesterol ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Thymus Gland ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Tumor Bearing ◽  
Total Fatty Acids ◽  
Walker Carcinoma

The investigation was designed to measure hydrolipotropic variations in the thymus gland of albino rats bearing Walker carcinoma 256. This was done upon 27 pairs of littermate albino rats, one of each pair inoculated and one not inoculated with Walker carcinoma 256. The life history of the tumor was evenly represented in the series. Tumor growth was found to be accompanied by a statistically significant increase in total body weight, due to water retention, and decrease in the weight of the thymus gland. The total amount of water, dry weight, total lipid, neutral fat, total fatty acids, free cholesterol, and phospholipid were significantly less in the thymus gland of tumor-bearing albino rats. The concentrations, per unit dry weight, of total lipid, neutral fat, and total fatty acids in the thymus gland were not significantly affected by tumor growth. The similar concentrations of water, total cholesterol, free cholesterol, and phospholipid were significantly increased in the thymus gland of tumor-bearing albino rats. These changes indicated a hydrolipotropic effect of the tumor upon the thymus gland. A pyramidal, up-and-down, change in the concentrations of phospholipid and the three cholesterol fractions in the thymus gland at T/RC coefficients of 30 to 60, together with a marked loss of weight by the gland, suggested the effect upon the thymus gland of factor(s) other than the hydrolipotropic influence.

LIPID AND WATER LEVELS IN THE KIDNEYS OF ALBINO RATS BEARING WALKER CARCINOMA 256

1956 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 259-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldon M. Boyd ◽  
Arne O. Tikkala
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Total Cholesterol ◽  
Total Lipid ◽  
Free Cholesterol ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Total Fatty Acids ◽  
Wet Weight ◽  
Walker Carcinoma

The kidneys of 54 pairs of twin albino rats, one inoculated and one not inoculated with Walker carcinoma 256, were analyzed for water, total lipid, neutral fat, total fatty acids, total cholesterol, ester cholesterol, free cholesterol, and phospholipid, calculated as gm. per 100 gm. nonlipid dry weight. Compared with the kidneys of their nontumor-bearing littermates, the kidneys of tumor-bearing rats exhibited no significant change in wet weight and in concentration of total lipid, neutral fat, total fatty acids, and ester cholesterol. There was a significant increase in concentration of water, total cholesterol, free cholesterol, and phospholipid. The increase was toward concentrations of corresponding elements in Walker carcinoma 256. The changes became evident in animals bearing tumors weighing 20 to 40% or more of host weight.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE LIPID AND WATER CONTENT OF THE THYMUS GLAND IN ALBINO RATS BEARING WALKER CARCINOMA 256

1955 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldon M. Boyd ◽  
Valmore Fontaine ◽  
J. Gilbert Hill
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Tumor Growth ◽  
Total Lipid ◽  
Free Cholesterol ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Thymus Gland ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Tumor Bearing ◽  
Total Fatty Acids ◽  
Walker Carcinoma

The investigation was designed to measure hydrolipotropic variations in the thymus gland of albino rats bearing Walker carcinoma 256. This was done upon 27 pairs of littermate albino rats, one of each pair inoculated and one not inoculated with Walker carcinoma 256. The life history of the tumor was evenly represented in the series. Tumor growth was found to be accompanied by a statistically significant increase in total body weight, due to water retention, and decrease in the weight of the thymus gland. The total amount of water, dry weight, total lipid, neutral fat, total fatty acids, free cholesterol, and phospholipid were significantly less in the thymus gland of tumor-bearing albino rats. The concentrations, per unit dry weight, of total lipid, neutral fat, and total fatty acids in the thymus gland were not significantly affected by tumor growth. The similar concentrations of water, total cholesterol, free cholesterol, and phospholipid were significantly increased in the thymus gland of tumor-bearing albino rats. These changes indicated a hydrolipotropic effect of the tumor upon the thymus gland. A pyramidal, up-and-down, change in the concentrations of phospholipid and the three cholesterol fractions in the thymus gland at T/RC coefficients of 30 to 60, together with a marked loss of weight by the gland, suggested the effect upon the thymus gland of factor(s) other than the hydrolipotropic influence.

NEUTRAL FAT OF THE PERIRENAL FAT DEPOTS

1957 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldon M. Boyd ◽  
Alfred H. Lower
Keyword(s):  
Free Cholesterol ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Cholesterol Esters ◽  
Albino Rat ◽  
Fat Depots ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Perirenal Fat

The possibility was investigated that perirenal fat depots which have high levels of neutral fat also have high levels of phospholipid and free cholesterol associated with increased ability to actively store fat. Lipid and water levels per unit nonlipid dry weight were measured upon perirenal fat depots in 27 male and 24 female albino rats. Mean levels of water, free cholesterol, and phospholipid were significantly higher in female than in male rats. In perirenal depots containing high levels of neutral fat, (a) weights of the organ were low in females (P = 0.01 to 0.02) but not significantly so in males (P = 0.1 to 0.4), (b) levels of phospholipid were unaffected, and (c) levels of ester cholesterol, free cholesterol, and water were high in both males and females (P < 0.001 to 0.05). The results indicate that storage of increased levels of neutral fat in perirenal fat depots of the albino rat is associated with increased levels of cholesterol, cholesterol esters, and water per unit nonlipid dry weight.

LIPID AND WATER LEVELS IN THE KIDNEYS OF ALBINO RATS BEARING WALKER CARCINOMA 256

1956 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldon M. Boyd ◽  
Arne O. Tikkala
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Total Cholesterol ◽  
Total Lipid ◽  
Free Cholesterol ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Total Fatty Acids ◽  
Wet Weight ◽  
Walker Carcinoma

The kidneys of 54 pairs of twin albino rats, one inoculated and one not inoculated with Walker carcinoma 256, were analyzed for water, total lipid, neutral fat, total fatty acids, total cholesterol, ester cholesterol, free cholesterol, and phospholipid, calculated as gm. per 100 gm. nonlipid dry weight. Compared with the kidneys of their nontumor-bearing littermates, the kidneys of tumor-bearing rats exhibited no significant change in wet weight and in concentration of total lipid, neutral fat, total fatty acids, and ester cholesterol. There was a significant increase in concentration of water, total cholesterol, free cholesterol, and phospholipid. The increase was toward concentrations of corresponding elements in Walker carcinoma 256. The changes became evident in animals bearing tumors weighing 20 to 40% or more of host weight.

NEUTRAL FAT OF THE PERIRENAL FAT DEPOTS

1957 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-160
Author(s):  
Eldon M. Boyd ◽  
Alfred H. Lower
Keyword(s):  
Free Cholesterol ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Cholesterol Esters ◽  
Albino Rat ◽  
Fat Depots ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Perirenal Fat

The possibility was investigated that perirenal fat depots which have high levels of neutral fat also have high levels of phospholipid and free cholesterol associated with increased ability to actively store fat. Lipid and water levels per unit nonlipid dry weight were measured upon perirenal fat depots in 27 male and 24 female albino rats. Mean levels of water, free cholesterol, and phospholipid were significantly higher in female than in male rats. In perirenal depots containing high levels of neutral fat, (a) weights of the organ were low in females (P = 0.01 to 0.02) but not significantly so in males (P = 0.1 to 0.4), (b) levels of phospholipid were unaffected, and (c) levels of ester cholesterol, free cholesterol, and water were high in both males and females (P < 0.001 to 0.05). The results indicate that storage of increased levels of neutral fat in perirenal fat depots of the albino rat is associated with increased levels of cholesterol, cholesterol esters, and water per unit nonlipid dry weight.

scholarly journals Hydration status, body composition, and anxiety status in aeronautical military personnel from Spain: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Carretero-Krug ◽  
Natalia Úbeda ◽  
Carlos Velasco ◽  
Juan Medina-Font ◽  
Trinidad Trujillo Laguna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Hydration Status ◽  
Total Water ◽  
Percentage Of Body Fat ◽  
Urine Color ◽  
Total Water Intake

Abstract Background An adequate hydration status is critical to ensure efficiency during mental and physical activities. Our goal was to assess the hydration status of a Spanish group of aeronautical military men and to determine the association of hydration status with body composition and anxiety. Methods A total of 188 men were evaluated through a validated hydration questionnaire, anthropometric and biochemical parameters, and an anxiety questionnaire. Based on these methods, the criteria of hydration were established. Results Of the total sample, 81% met the hydration criteria (urine color = well hydrated, water balance ≥ 0 ml, and total water intake/weight ≥ 35 ml/kg), and 19% did not meet the hydration criteria (urine color = not sufficiently hydrated or dehydrated, water balance < 0 ml, and total water intake/weight < 35 ml/kg). Subjects not meeting the hydration criteria had lower urine pH, negative water balance, and lower water intake. The latter also had higher anxiety status (score = 4 vs. 3, P = 0.026), weight [(84.7 ± 10.5) vs. (80.5 ± 10.2) kg], body mass index [(26.3 ± 3.1) vs. (25.2 ± 2.8)]kg/m2, body fat [(22.3 ± 5.6) vs. (18.3 ± 6.5)] %, urine specific gravity, and urine color. Using a logistic binary regression model, hydration status was related significantly with the percentage of body fat (P = 0.004), but no relation was found with age, comorbidities, or medications. Furthermore, total water intake/weight was positively correlated with percentage of body water (r = 0.357, P = 0.000) and negatively with body fat (kg) (r = − 0.427, P = 0.000), percentage of body fat (r = − 0.405, P = 0.000), and waist/hip ratio (r = − 0.223, P = 0.002). Based on a linear regression model, total water intake/weight was related significantly with percentage of body fat (P = 0.001) and percentage of body water content (P = 0.035). No relation was found, however, with waist/hip ratio, age, comorbidities, or medications. Conclusions These findings all suggest a relationship between hydration status and body composition but also set the bases for future studies that relate hydration status and anxiety status. These results can be used to improve the hydration status and body composition of military personnel.

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