BALB/c mice were obtained from Charles River ... 1996) and enumerated to estimate the number of colony-forming units (cfu) delivered in a 0.1 mL inoculum per mouse. Graphs were generated using the ...

F3–F4 129SV × Balb/c outbred mice were used for the experiments ... female mice 9–14 weeks old were injected with 50 μg leptin per mouse three times a day (at 8:00, 17:00 and 23:00) for ...