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Chapter V. (contd.) Page No.
I. Body Weights
&
Tail Lengths at the Startof the Treatments. 34
II. Body Weights
&
Tail Lengths at theFinish of the Treatments. 35
a. Analysis of Variance. 35
b. Analysis of Covariance Adjusting for Initial Body Weight
&
Tail LengthRespectively. 35
i. Body Weight. 36
ii. Tail Length. 36
111. Covariance Analysis of Tail Length at the Start
&
Finish of the Treatments Adjusting for Initial &'Final Body Weight Respectively. 36a. Start of Treatments. 36
b. Finish of Treatments. 37
III. Body Temperature Results. 37
IV. Body Weight
&
Body Temperature Analysis. 39D. Carcass Analysis Trial. 40
I . Control Mice. 40
II. Treatment Mice.
4o
A. Body Weight, Tail Lengths
&
Tail Weight.40 i. Analysis of Variance. 4011. Covariance Analysis of Final Body Weight
&
Tail Length Adjusted for Initial Body Weight&
Tail LengthRespectively. 41
111. Growth Rates for Body Weight
&
Tail Length. 41
iv. Covariance Analysis of Final Tail Length Adjusted for Final Body Weight. 42
v.
Covariance Analysis of Tail Weight Adjusted for Final Body Weight. 42 B. Abdominal Fat&
Total Body Fat. 43 C. Pelt Weight&
Hair Weight. 43D. Food Intake. 44
Chapter VI.
General Discussion.
A. Body eight
&
Tail Length.B. Body emperature.
c.
Grow h Rates.D.
E.
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a. Body Weight.
Tail Length.
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Abdominal Fat
&
Total Body Fat.Weight
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Pelt Weight.Food Intake.
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treatments,.
all mice
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Table.
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XXIII.
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XXVI.
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Mean
Covariance over the last
for
variance , tail
abdominal fat for control
, tail abdominal fat for control mice ..
for each
Face
for 'hair hair
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abdominal
of the treatments
tail at the treatments.
of variance for and tail the start of the treatments ..
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treatments.,
Covariance Covariance for final
of final tail tail
3, 6,
final'
of thetail
for all , 15 and 21 ..
tail
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Face variances for of total
and of abdominal fat.
of variance for of total of abdominal e
fat strains
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of hair
five mice in
consumed ..
five ,
we consumed per
of food for each
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XI.
XII.
XIII.
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strains of mice strains on final
tail initial tail final tail
for the 2
3
Face
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