Table 3.
Oxidative capacity estimated by SDH staining
| SDH stain intensity |
Low-fat diet |
High-fat diet |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedentary (n=4) | Running (n=12) | Sedentary (n=8) | Running (n=7) | |
| Least oxidative (%) |
32.5 ± 18.0 |
39.4 ± 15.2 |
49.8 ± 18.4 |
30.3 ± 26.2 |
| Intermediate (%) |
42.8 ± 12.3 |
35.8 ± 7.3 |
33.4 ± 11.8 |
39.0 ± 15.6 |
| Most oxidative (%) | 24.7 ± 8.7 | 24.8 ± 11.1 | 16.8 ± 7.8 | 30.7 ± 16.8§ |
According to the SDH staining of the QF muscle, HFexe mice yielded the highest measure of SDH activity,i.e. the largest area of the most oxidative fiber types (vs.HFsed P < 0.05). § = vs. HFsed (P < 0.05).