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. 2012 Sep;23(8):451–455. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2012-050

Table 1. Effects Of Resistance Exercise On The Rat Morphology.

Sed EXT
Body weight (g) 266 ± 13 259 ± 11
Heart weight (g) 0.75 ± 0.06 0.84 ± 0.06**
Body:heart ratio 2.8 ± 0.15 3.2 ± 0.18**

Values are mean ± SD (n = 10 rats); **p < 0.05, significantly different from the sedentary group; Sed: sedentary and EXT: exercise-trained rats.