*3.3. HFD Did Not Affect the Expression of Genes Related to Adipocyte Markers in tPVAT of SS and SR Rats*

Based on the results that the HFD increased the adipocyte area only in the SS rats, we measured the expression of genes related to adipocyte markers, *Ucp1*, *Pgc1α*, and *Pparγ*, representing brown fat; *Tmem26* representing beige fat; and *Leptin* representing white fat in tPVAT from the SS and SR rats. SS rats had a higher gene expression of *Tmem26* as compared with SR rats fed a CD (Figure 3D), with no significant change in *Ucp1*, *Pgc1α*, *Pparγ*, or *Leptin* (Figure 3).
