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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Spine J. 2013 Mar 15;13(4):428–436. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.01.046

Table 3.

Muscle volume between L4 and L5 of AC, HU±SC and HU+90 rats over 4 weeks [cm3]

Time AC HU±SC HU+90
0 week 91.4±2.3 93.4±2.8 92.7±3.2
4 week 94.5±2.4* 95.7±3.3* 95.7±2.9*
Relative Change [%] 3.7 ± 2.1 1.9 ± 1.1 3.2 ± 2.1

Data are presented as mean±SD; n=7 for age-matched (AC) and hindlimb unloaded with brief 90 Hz oscillations (HU+90); n=14 for hindlimb unloaded with or without brief weightbearing (HU±SC).

*

significant difference vs 0 week, p<0.05