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Table 2 Body weight, food intake and organ weight of rats fed experimental dietsa

From: Rice protein improves adiposity, body weight and reduces lipids level in rats through modification of triglyceride metabolism

 

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RP-A

RP-E

Initial body weight (g)

193.32 ± 3.34

192.67 ± 4.79

193.50 ± 3.95

Final body weight (g)

264.17 ± 3.77A

251.17 ± 3.08B

250.67 ± 6.66B

Body weight gain (g/day)

5.06 ± 0.12A

4.18 ± 0.21B

4.08 ± 0.27B

Food intake (g/day)

21.99 ± 0.45

20.82 ± 0.39

20.03 ± 0.22

Organ wt (g/100 g wt)

   

   Liver

4.04 ± 0.04A

3.58 ± 0.10B

3.49 ± 0.07B

   Spleen

0.20 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.00

0.19 ± 0.01

   Kidney

0.78 ± 0.03

0.78 ± 0.01

0.77 ± 0.02

  1. aValues are means ± SEM for six rats. Values with different letters are significant different (P < 0.05)