Table 1.
Body and serum parameters of Sham, OvxC, OvxL, and OvxF groups.
| Variables | Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sham | OvxC | OvxL | OvxF | |
| Cumulative daily food intake (g/8 weeks) | 171.94 ± 14.27 (n = 19) | 163.12 ± 5.71 (n = 12) | 161.71 ± 2.81 (n = 17) | 148.00 ± 4.94 (n = 20) |
| Cumulative daily caloric intake (kcal/8 weeks) | 493.47 ± 40.95 (n = 19) | 468.15 ± 16.40& (n = 12) | 582.16 ± 10.11# (n = 17) | 532.78 ± 17.78 (n = 20) |
| Feed efficiency (g/Kcal/8 weeks) | 10.77 ± 0.86 (n = 19) | 16.95 ± 0.78*$ (n = 12) | 17.31 ± 0.80*$ (n = 17) | 12.88 ± 0.82#& (n = 18) |
| Body weight gain (g/8 weeks) | 49.90 ± 1.96 (n = 20) | 70.51 ± 3.04 (n = 16) | 101.67 ± 3.67*#$ (n = 18) | 70.18 ± 3.42 (n = 18) |
| Final body weight (g) | 247.91 ± 3.80 (n = 20) | 277.84 ± 4.98* (n = 16) | 307.16 ± 5.22*#$ (n = 18) | 281.11 ± 3.86* (n = 18) |
| Adipose depots (g/100g) | 4.40 ± 0.24 (n = 14) | 4.77 ± 0.25 (n = 8) | 7.17 ± 0.27*#$ (n = 12) | 4.12 ± 0.39# (n = 9) |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 98.04 ± 2.38 (n = 9) | 116.53 ± 3.8* (n = 11) | 128.67 ± 2.66* (n = 13) | 128.28 ± 5.52* (n = 13) |
| Insulin (ng/ml) | 1.08 ± 0.07 (n = 6) | 1.19 ± 0.21 (n = 6) | 1.87 ± 0.43$ (n = 6) | 0.74 ± 0.17& (n = 6) |
| Leptin (ng/ml) | 2.09 ± 0.49 (n = 6) | 4.30 ± 0.40 (n = 9) | 9.21 ± 1.27*#$ (n = 10) | 2.50 ± 0.28 (n = 9) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 55.67 ± 7.45 (n = 7) | 67.71 ± 1.81 (n = 8) | 67.83 ± 7.21 (n = 10) | 32.25 ± 2.30*# (n = 8) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 63.32 ± 5.02 (n = 5) | 79.77 ± 3.87 (n = 5) | 90.16 ± 9.84* (n = 5) | 61.23 ± 2.39& (n = 5) |
Values are Mean ± SEM
*
p < 0.05 vs. Sham;
#
p < 0.05 vs. OvxC;
&
p < 0.05 vs. OvxL;
$
p < 0.05 vs. OvxF.