Table 4.
Effects of GTE on the mass of the EFP, RFP, MFP, and total body fat in HED-fed rats.
C | HE | 1X | 2X | |
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EFP (g) | 6.6 ± 0.9a | 12.4 ± 1.9c | 8.9 ± 1.5b | 7.5 ± 2.0ab |
RFP (g) | 10.9 ± 1.a | 20.0 ± 1.7c | 14.8 ± 2.2b | 13.6 ± 1.8b |
MFP (g) | 5.6 ± 1.2a | 9.7 ± 1.6b | 6.9 ± 1.3a | 6.3 ± 1.5a |
Body fat percentage (%) | 5.1 ± 0.6a | 8.0 ± 0.9c | 6.6 ± 0.8b | 6.0 ± 0.8ab |
Control, vehicle control; HE, HED vehicle control; 1X, HED with 77.5 mg/kg/day of GTE; 2X, HED with 155 mg/kg/day of GTE. All values are the mean ± SEM (n = 10 rats/group). Different superscript letters (a, b, c) indicate a significant difference at p < 0.05 by a one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc test.