Table 2.
Body weight, tissue weight, sum of adipose tissue depots, carcass protein, and lipid content of studied rats groups.
| SHAM C | SHAM H | OVX C | OVX H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight (g) | ||||
| Initial | 116.39 ± 4.32 | 116.24 ± 3.24 | 106.71 ± 4.24 | 114.99 ± 6.06 |
| Final | 239.58 ± 7.33 | 247.70 ± 11.43 | 232.77 ± 7.49# | 279.26 ± 9.82∗ |
| Carcass protein content (g/100 g) | 18.45 ± 1.07 | 17.94 ± 1.24 | 22.81 ± 0.95$∗ | 21.76 ± 0.95 |
| Carcass lipid content (g/100 g) | 13.18 ± 0.97 | 12.04 ± 0.67# | 13.55 ± 1.40 | 18.08 ± 1.91 |
| RET adipose tissues (g/100 g) | 1.00 ± 0.09 | 1.19 ± 0.12 | 1.21 ± 0.17 | 1.59 ± 0.17∗ |
| PAR adipose tissues (g/100 g) | 1.28 ± 0.15 | 1.35 ± 0.13 | 0.90 ± 0.18 | 1.25 ± 0.12 |
| MES adipose tissues (g/100 g) | 1.04 ± 0.10 | 0.79 ± 0.10 | 1.15 ± 0.19 | 1.49 ± 0.17$ |
| Sum of adipose tissue depots | 3.31 ± 0.24 | 3.34 ± 0.23 | 3.28 ± 0.46 | 4.30 ± 0.31 |
| Liver | 2.35 ± 0.26 | 2.50 ± 0.08 | 2.66 ± 0.12 | 2.97 ± 0.14 |
| GAST | 0.99 ± 0.05 | 0.83 ± 0.04 | 0.93 ± 0.05 | 0.93 ± 0.04 |
The numbers of samples varied between six and eight. ∗ P < 0.05 as compared to the SHAM C; # P < 0.05 as compared to OVX H; $ P < 0.05 as compared to SHAM H.