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. 2011 Oct 21;3(1):31–36. doi: 10.1007/s13539-011-0044-4

Table 1.

Organ and tissue weights at day 16 (end of study) or day of death

Organ weight (mg) Control (n = 10) Placebo (n = 28) 25 mg kg−1 day−1 UDCA (n = 9) 100 mg kg−1 day−1 UDCA (n = 10)
Heart 781 ± 16.5 520 ± 17.2* 509 ± 21* 529 ± 33*
Lung 1,273 ± 69 864 ± 27* 992 ± 71**, *** 916 ± 43*, ****
Liver 10,600 ± 393 6,325 ± 265* 6,798 ± 345* 6,265 ± 684*
Spleen 641 ± 30 189 ± 30* 206 ± 34* 222 ± 57*
Kidney left 1,126 ± 31 708 ± 19.3* 690 ± 32* 717 ± 45*
Kidney right 1,162 ± 39 735 ± 22* 724 ± 33* 729 ± 42*
WAT 1,309 ± 151 87 ± 24* 301 ± 155* 438 ± 241***, ****
BAT 220 ± 12.1 83 ± 4.77* 103 ± 8.6*, **** 96 ± 14.0*
M. gastrocnemius 1,255 ± 42 725 ± 16.0* 828 ± 81*, **** 814 ± 81*, ****
M. tibialis 457 ± 12.4 268 ± 7.10* 296 ± 23* 300 ± 29*
M. EDL 107 ± 3.66 64 ± 1.51* 71 ± 5.4*, **** 68 ± 6.3*
M. soleus 98 ± 2.97 71 ± 1.60* 79 ± 5.2***, **** 69 ± 6.4*

*p < 0.001 vs. control; **p < 0.05 vs. placebo; ***p < 0.01 vs. control; ****p < 0.12 vs. placebo