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Table 3 Effect of dietary cholesterol and/or resistance training on muscle and adrenal mass

From: The effects of hindlimb unloading versus dietary cholesterol and resistance training on rat skeletal muscle responses

Variable

 

CC

RTC

RT

Gastrocnemius (mg)

No CL

2250.5 ± 56.3

2305.4 ± 60.4

2058.6 ± 120.0

CL

2318.9 ± 65.5

2300.9 ± 80.8

2191.7 ± 107.7

Gastrocnemius to BM (mg/g)

No CL

5.12 ± 0.12

4.98 ± 0.07

5.18 ± 0.19

CL

5.21 ± 0.06

5.19 ± 0.10

5.32 ± 0.09

Soleus (mg)

No CL

183.9 ± 13.3

185.6 ± 7.4

168.9 ± 9.7

CL

183.8 ± 10.2

183.6 ± 10.6

174.3 ± 8.7

Soleus to BM (mg/g)

No CL

0.42 ± 0.05

0.40 ± 0.01

0.42 ± 0.01

CL

0.41 ± 0.02

0.41 ± 0.02

0.42 ± 0.01

Plantaris (mg)

No CL

452.3 ± 20.6

487.4 ± 13.8

444.9 ± 19.6

CL

462.3 ± 9.1

472.1 ± 17.4

460.8 ± 20.1

Plantaris to BM (mg/g)

No CL

1.03 ± 0.05

1.05 ± 0.02

1.12 ± 0.03*

CL

1.04 ± 0.02

1.07 ± 0.03

1.12 ± 0.02*

Adrenal mass (mg)

No CL

39.3 ± 7.0

63.9 ± 10.5*

50.9 ± 4.5*

CL

38.3 ± 2.7

65.1 ± 7.1*

64.4 ± 2.3*

Adrenal to BM (mg/g)

No CL

0.09 ± 0.01

0.14 ± 0.02*

0.13 ± 0.01*

CL

0.09 ± 0.01

0.14 ± 0.01*

0.16 ± 0.01*

  1. Data are means ± standard error (group size n). CC Cage Control, RTC Resistance training control, RT Resistance training, CL Cholesterol, BM Body mass. n = 4–8 per group
  2. *Significantly different (P < 0.05) from CC groups