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Table 3 Changes of tissue weights after high-fat diet feeding

From: Early high-fat feeding improves histone modifications of skeletal muscle at middle-age in mice

 

3-mo-old

13-mo-old

Control

High-fat

Control

High-fat

Tibialis anterior

 Absolute weight (mg)

47.9 ± 0.9

50.9 ± 0.7

58.0 ± 0.5

57.2 ± 0.7

 % body weight (%)

0.195 ± 0.026

0.165 ± 0.031*

0.164 ± 0.035

0.169 ± 0.030

Triceps surae

 Absolute weight (mg)

152.7 ± 1.8

165.5 ± 2.6*

186.4 ± 2.6

181.5 ± 1.8

 % body weight (%)

0.623 ± 0.013

0.537 ± 0.093*

0.526 ± 0.114

0.535 ± 0.085

Epididymal fat

 Absolute weight (g)

0.55 ± 0.04

1.23 ± 0.06*

1.18 ± 0.13

1.16 ± 0.08

 % body weight (%)

2.244 ± 0.137

3.964 ± 0.111*

3.244 ± 0.003

3.389 ± 0.002

  1. Mean ± SE. *: p < 0.05 vs. age-matched Control group