TABLE 2.
LLC tumor model: body and tissue weights of tumor-bearing mice
| Control (n = 6) | LLC (n = 7) | LLC+EPO (n = 7) | |
| IBW (g) | 19.23 ± 0.71 | 19.89 ± 0.19 | 19.98 ± 0.03 |
| FBW (g) | 20.84 ± 0.44 | 16.36 ± 0.50 *** | 17.75 ± 0.25 ***, § |
| Tumor (mg/100 g IBW) | 5,052 ± 150 | 4,967 ± 375 | |
| Cumulative food intake (g) | 44.27 | 38.12 | 37.85 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 59.09 ± 0.25 | 25.79 ± 0.55 *** | 30.91 ± 0.59 ***, § |
| Epididymal WAT (mg/100 g IBW) | 1151 ± 62 | 145 ± 30 *** | 307 ± 46 ***, § |
| Dorsal WAT (mg/100 g IBW) | 277 ± 34 | 14 ± 4 *** | 42 ± 8 ***, §§ |
| Gastrocnemius (mg/100 g IBW) | 551 ± 16 | 390 ± 18 *** | 417 ± 10 *** |
| Tibialis (mg/100 g IBW) | 189 ± 9 | 128 ± 6 *** | 124 ± 3 *** |
Results are mean ± SEM for the number of animals indicated in parenthesis. Tissue weights are expressed as milligrams per 100 grams of IBW. FBW excludes the tumor mass. FBW, final body weight; IBW, initial body weight. ***P < 0.001 versus control; §P < 0.05, §§P < 0.01 versus LLC tumor bearers.