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Table 3 Growth parameters

From: Unavailability of liver triacylglycerol increases serum cholesterol concentration induced by dietary cholesterol in exogenously hypercholesterolemic (ExHC) rats

 

SD

ExHC

Initial body weight (g)

113.5 ± 4.2

95.8 ± 2.5**

Final body weight (g)

163.6 ± 2.1

143.6 ± 3.2**

Body weight gein (g)

50.2 ± 3.7

47.9 ± 4.1

Food intake (g)

97.0 ± 0.0

97.2 ± 3.3

Food efficiency (g body weight gein/g food intake)

0.517 ±0.038

0.492 ± 0.038

Liver weight (g/100 g body weight)

4.42 ± 0.13

4.56 ± 0.07

  1. Values are mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM); n = 5. **p < 0.01. ExHC, exogenously hypercholesterolemic; SD, Sprague–Dawley.