Table 2.

Weights and protein content of muscles

	Control (n = 10)	Cirrhosis (n = 13)
TIB
Weight
g	0.84 ± 0.02	0.68 ± 0.03a
g/kg b.w.	1.71 ± 0.05	1.61 ± 0.04
Protein
Concentration (mg/g)	174 ± 3	159 ± 5
Content (g)	146 ± 5	107 ± 5a
Content (g/kg b.w.)	297 ± 10	255 ± 9a
SOL
Weight
g	0.23 ± 0.01	0.18 ± 0.01a
g/kg b.w.	0.47 ± 0.01	0.43 ± 0.01a
Protein
Concentration (mg/g)	180 ± 9	176 ± 4
Content (g)	41.9 ± 2.0	31.7 ± 1.2a
Content (g/kg b.w.)	85.3 ± 5.1	75.6 ± 2.3
EDL
Weight
g	0.21 ± 0.00	0.16 ± 0.01a
g/kg b.w.	0.42 ± 0.01	0.39 ± 0.01 (0.06)
Protein
Concentration (mg/g)	164 ± 4	173 ± 6
Content (mg)	34.4 ± 1.4	28.3 ± 1.3a
Content (g/kg b.w.)	69.9 ± 3.2	67.4 ± 2.8

Means ± SEM.

^a P ˂ 0.05 (Mann‐Whitney U test).