Table 2

 Changes in body weight and nose to anus length with age in desacyl ghrelin transgenic (Tg) mice and non-Tg littermates

Age (weeks)Body weight (g)Nose to anus length (cm)
Non-TgTgNon-TgTg
Results are expressed as mean (SEM) (n = 8 to 11). *p<0.05 compared with the non-Tg littermates by two way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Bonferroni’s t test.
1126.93 (0.258)26.38 (0.649)8.318 (0.083)8.225 (0.095)
2230.05 (0.365)29.43 (0.704)8.705 (0.081)8.650 (0.067)
4437.69 (1.673)33.90 (0.631)*9.594 (0.216)9.175 (0.124)