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Table 2 Body and tissue weight, plasma biochemicals and mean blood pressure of mice administrated saline or 50 mg/kg flavan-3-ols for 2 weeks

From: Flavan-3-ol fraction from cocoa powder promotes mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle in mice

 

Control

Flavan-3-ols

 

(n=6)

(n=6)

Body weight, g

22.5 ±

0.76

23.0 ±

0.26

Liver, g

0.85 ±

0.03

0.85 ±

0.04

Gastrocnemius, g

0.31 ±

0.03

0.33 ±

0.02

Soleus, g

0.02 ±

0.003

0.02 ±

0.003

Brown adipose tissue, g

0.05 ±

0.01

0.07 ±

0.07

Epidermal fat, g

0.16 ±

0.04

0.21 ±

0.02

Posterior abdominal fat, g

0.06 ±

0.01

0.06 ±

0.01

Plasma free fatty acid, mg/dl

0.67 ±

0.13

0.83 ±

0.14

Plasma glucose, mg/dl

194 ±

38.8

143 ±

33.4*

Mean blood pressure, mmHg

108 ±

5.2

96.5 ±

6.0*

  1. Each value represents mean and SD.
  2. Significantly difference from control; *p<0.05.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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