Table 3 Effect of SCC on body weight gain, food intake, liver and adipose weights in rats
From: Dietary sea cucumber cerebroside alleviates orotic acid-induced excess hepatic adipopexis in rats
|  | Cont | OA | OA + 0.006 % | OA + 0.03 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial BW, g | 160 ± 7 | 160 ± 6 | 159 ± 8 | 158 ± 7 |
Final BW, g | 248 ± 9 | 242 ± 8 | 238 ± 5 | 236 ± 9 |
Food intake, g/d | 13.9 ± 0.3 | 13.8 ± 0.3 | 13.5 ± 0.7 | 13.2 ± 1.6 |
Liver index, g/100 g BW | 3.77 ± 0.3 | 4.65 ± 0.4** | 4.15 ± 0.3# | 4.05 ± 0.2# |
Perirenal adipose, g/100 g BW | 0.85 ± 0.11 | 0.89 ± 0.15 | 0.84 ± 0.17 | 0.76 ± 0.21 |
Epididymal adipose,g/100 g BW | 0.87 ± 0.04 | 0.90 ± 0.06 | 0.84 ± 0.12 | 0.87 ± 0.23 |