Table 4.
Comparison between the areas (μm2) of muscle fibers between the groups in the digastric muscle of rats
| Male |
Female |
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| Groups | FG | FOG | SO | FG | FOG | SO |
| ICG | 1123.92 ± 191.82a | 803.30 ± 108.59a | 660.47 ± 382.67a | 1046.26 ± 208.50ª | 791.93 ± 203.43ª | 515.87 ± 357.29ª |
| PCG | 1656.12 ± 229.27b | 1076.93 ± 110.03b | 992.03 ± 121.76a | 1613.00 ± 259.55a | 1093.13 ± 140.01b | 761.77 ± 387.38ª |
| EG | 1749.52 ± 201.98b | 1148.41 ± 129.16b | 400.85 ± 631.14a | 1567.66 ± 473.59a | 1059.93 ± 189.19b | 900.02 ± 179.59ª |
| EAG | 1402.08 ± 130.01bc | 977.44 ± 92.50bc | 961.11 ± 172.25a | 1346.02 ± 194.80a | 915.54 ± 90.22ab | 730.99 ± 151.85ª |
EAG, experimental ad libitum group; EG, experimental group; ICG, initial control group; PCG, placebo control group.
Values are means ± SD. Mean values in a column with different superscript letters differ significantly [P < 0.05, by analysis of variance (anova), followed by Tukey test].