Table 1.
Mice body weight, food intake, and tissue weight
| Swimming | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No exercise | Control | l‐citrulline | |
| Initial body weight [g] | 28.7 ± 1.3 | 28.2 ± 1.4 | 28.5 ± 0.8 |
| Final body weight [g] | 30.7 ± 1.2 | 31.6 ± 2.0 | 32.5 ± 1.7 |
| Food intake [g day−1] | 3.67 ± 0.12 | 3.64 ± 0.23 | 3.92 ± 0.32# |
| Kidney [g] | 0.43 ± 0.01 | 0.50 ± 0.03** | 0.45 ± 0.02# |
| Liver [g] | 1.19 ± 0.04 | 1.18 ± 0.04 | 1.21 ± 0.06 |
| Gastrocnemius [g] | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.28 ± 0.02* , ## |
| Biceps femoris [g] | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.34 ± 0.01** | 0.52 ± 0.07** , # |
Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. * p ≤ 0.05 and ** p ≤ 0.01 indicate a significant difference from the “no exercise” group. # p ≤ 0.05 and ## p ≤ 0.01 indicate a significant difference compared to the control group.