Table 1.

Selected parameters following BBIC feeding in C57Bl/6 mice

	0% BBIC	1% BBIC
Body mass, g	30.3 ± 0.7	30.2 ± 0.9
EDL mass, mg	10.9 ± 0.2	11.1 ± 0.4
EDL mass/body mass, mg/g	0.359 ± 0.01	0.378 ± 0.01
Twitch force, mN	123.2 ± 10.7	120.6 ± 10.4
Tetanic force, mN	397 ± 20.4	392.1 ± 29.3
Cross-sectional area, mm2	1.97 ± 0.04	2.02 ± 0.04
Specific tension, mN/cm2	20.2 ± 0.8	19.4 ± 1.0

Data are shown as mean ± SE; n = 6–8 for both groups. C57Bl/6 mice were given either 0% or 1% Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate (BBIC) for 6 wk. No significant differences are observed between the 2 groups with the largest percent change (+5.2%) observed in the extensor digitorum longus (EDL)-to-body mass ratio.