Fig. 2

Relative protein expression of adipokines in subcutaneous fat tissue depots measured by Western blot (n = 33). Representative blots for each protein are shown in a. b shows relative protein levels. Bands were visualized by chemiluminescence; GAPDH was used as a loading control. The Mann–Whitney U test was used to determine differences between fat depots; *indicates p < 0.05; **indicates p < 0.01; IL-6, interleukin 6; GAPDH, Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase