Table 1.

Body mass, soleus muscle wet weight, muscle to body weight ratio and fiber cross-sectional area (FCSA)

	CON		IM		ANOVA P values
	Placebo	Astaxanthin	Placebo	Astaxanthin	Food	Immobilization	F × I
Body weight (g)	252 ± 3	251 ± 3	207 ± 3a	208 ± 5a	P = 0.95	P < 0.01	P = 0.73
Muscle wet weight (mg)	94 ± 2	97 ± 2	38 ± 1a	39 ± 1a	P = 0.52	P < 0.01	P = 0.89
Muscle to body weight ratio (mg/100 g)	38 ± 1	38 ± 1	19 ± 1a	19 ± 1a	P = 0.40	P < 0.01	P = 0.70
FCSA (µm2)	2014 ± 47	2002 ± 46	872 ± 54a	994 ± 45a	P = 0.26	P < 0.01	P = 0.18

Data are expressed as the mean (±SEM)

^aVersus CON with same supplementation (P < 0.05)