Table 1.

Body weight, soleus muscle weight, and fiber cross-sectional area

Study groupsa	Body weight (g)	Soleus muscle absolute weight (mg)	Soleus muscle weight/body weight (mg/100 g)	Fiber cross-sectional area (μm2)
CON	295 ± 3	116 ± 2	39.4 ± 0.9	3,029 ± 159
CON + PP	288 ± 1	115 ± 2	39.7 ± 0.9	3,242 ± 54
HU	256 ± 5*†	56 ± 2*†	21.9 ± 0.4*†	1,226 ± 44*†
HU + PP	253 ± 4*†	62 ± 1*†	24.5 ± 0.5*†‡	1,427 ± 53*†

Values in table shown as the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM)

*, †, and ‡ indicate a significant difference from the CON, CON + PP, and HU groups, respectively, at P < 0.05

^aCON Control group, CON+PP control plus propolis supplementation group, HU hindlimb unloading group, HU+PP hindlimb unloading plus propolis supplementation group