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Table 3 Relative weight of liver (LIV), gastrocnemius (GAST), retroperitoneal (RET) and epididymal (EPI) adipose tissue, and brown adipose tissue (BAT) in normal cholesterol chow diet and cholesterol-rich diet rats submitted to continuous moderate training (5 or 2 consecutive days/week) during 8 weeks

From: Effects of 2 or 5 consecutive exercise days on adipocyte area and lipid parameters in Wistar rats

Tissue/Group

LIV (%)

GAST (%)

RET (%)

EPI (%)

BAT (%)

C

3.73 ± 0.07

0.48 ± 0.01

0.87 ± 0.06

1.23 ± 0.05

0.04 ± 0.01

TC5

3.67 ± 0.09

0.48 ± 0.01

0.51 ± 0.05 *

0.88 ± 0.03 *

0.12 ± 0.01 *

TC2

3.83 ± 0.11

0.49 ± 0.01

0.78 ± 0.06

1.18 ± 0.05

0.11 ± 0.01 *

H

4.69 ± 0.08

0.49 ± 0.01

1.09 ± 0.17°

0.90 ± 0.08 °

0.06 ± 0.01

TH5

3.92 ± 0.10

0.49 ± 0.01

0.64 ± 0.04 *

0.60 ± 0.03 *°

0.13 ± 0.01 *

TH2

3.92 ± 0.10

0.48 ± 0.01

0.79 ± 0.05*

0.68 ± 0.03 *°

0.08 ± 0.01 *+o

  1. * p ≤ 0.05 comparing trained × sedentary groups; +p ≤ 0.05 comparing 5 × 2 days/week exercised groups; ° p ≤ 0.05 comparing normal cholesterol chow diet × cholesterol-rich diet groups. Sedentary control (C) and cholesterol-rich diet group (H); 5 and 2× per week continuous training control (TC5) (TC2); 5 and 2× per week continuous training cholesterol-rich diet group (TH5) (TH2).
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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