Table 2.
Relative weight of whole brain, right hemisphere, left hemisphere, colon, organs, and adipose tissues in SAMP8 at 38 weeks after feeding.
| R1 (n = 5) |
CONT (n = 7) |
FOS (n = 8) |
GM (n = 9) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole brain | 1.22 ± 0.13 | 1.24 ± 0.23 | 1.24 ± 0.13 | 1.29 ± 0.12 |
| Right hemisphere | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.29 ± 0.10 | 0.29 ± 0.07 | 0.32 ± 0.06 |
| Left hemisphere | 0.24 ± 0.01 | 0.31 ± 0.10 | 0.31 ± 0.09 | 0.33 ± 0.07 |
| Liver | 5.92 ± 0.98 | 7.70 ± 2.19 | 5.61 ± 0.79 | 7.54 ± 3.20 |
| Heart | 0.41 ± 0.04a | 0.45 ± 0.05 | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 0.50 ± 0.07a |
| Spleen | 0.24 ± 0.06 | 0.26 ± 0.05 | 0.32 ± 0.18 | 0.33 ± 0.12 |
| Lungs | 0.47 ± 0.05b,c | 0.57 ± 0.13 | 0.61 ± 0.09b | 0.65 ± 0.08c |
| Colon | 0.11 ± 0.01d,e | 0.16 ± 0.07 | 0.28 ± 0.05d | 0.35 ± 0.08e |
| Kidneys | 1.47 ± 0.15 | 1.48 ± 0.47 | 1.30 ± 0.08 | 1.73 ± 0.31 |
| Epididymal adipose tissue | 4.06 ± 1.53f,g,h | 1.44 ± 1.01f | 2.43 ± 0.90g | 1.28 ± 0.89h |
| Perirenal adipose tissue | 1.77 ± 0.48 | 1.69 ± 1.05 | 1.88 ± 0.44 | 1.17 ± 0.98 |
Unit: g/100 g of body weight. Values were expressed as mean ± SD. R1, SAMR1, and control diet; CONT, control diet; FOS, fructooligosaccharide diet; GM, glucomannan diet. a–hThere were significant differences between same letters, at P < 0.05 by Tukey's post hoc test.