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From: Blood lipid profile changes in type 2 diabetic rats after tail suspension and reloading

Fig. 2

Composition of the muscle component protein, concentration of intramuscular lipid droplets, and muscle damage histological images. Comparisons of the muscle dry weight per wet weight (MCP) ratio (a) and concentration of intramuscular lipid droplets (IMLDs) (b) among the control group (CON), tail suspension group (SUS), one-week reloading following tail suspension group (R1w), and two-week reloading following tail suspension group (R2w) in non-diabetes mellitus (non-DM) rats (yellow column) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rats (blue column). IMLDs in cryo-sections of the right medial Gas muscle stained by oil red O staining after tail suspension (SUS) in the T2DM group (c) and two weeks after reloading (R2w) in the T2DM (d) and non-DM groups (e). Gastrocnemius cryosections stained by hematoxylin and eosin showing digested and absorbed myofibers (f and g, asterisks), central nucleated fibers (h, white arrows), and necrotic fibers infiltrated with inflammatory cells (h, black arrow) in the non-DM (f) and T2DM groups (g and h) after one week of reloading (R1w). Figure (a) statistic symbols: †††: P < 0.001 vs. non-DM under the same conditions; ‡‡: P < 0.01 and ‡‡‡: P < 0.001 vs. CON; §: P < 0.05 and §§§: P < 0.001 vs. SUS of the same group (non-DM or T2DM); ¶¶¶: P < 0.001 vs. R1w of the same group. Figure (b) statistic symbols: †††: P < 0.001 vs. non-DM; ‡: P < 0.05 and ‡‡‡: P < 0.001 vs. CON; §§§: P < 0.001 vs. SUS; ¶¶¶: P < 0.001 vs. R1w

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