Table 1.
Body mass and muscle morphology characteristics.
| Measure | C57BL/10 | mdx | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 IU n = 10 | 8000 IU n = 10 | 20,000 IU n = 9 | 1000 IU n = 7 | 8000 IU n = 8 | 20,000 IU n = 8 | ||
| Body Weight (g) | 22.1 ± 1.3 | 22.2 ± 1.6 | 23.9 ± 0.97 | 24.6 ± 0.5 ^ | 25.2 ± 1.0 ^ | 25.5 ± 1.1 ^ | |
| EDL | Mass (mg) | 9.5 ± 0.6 | 8.7 ± 0.4 | 8.8 ± 0.3 | 16.8 ± 2.2 ^ | 17.3 ± 3.4 ^^ | 23.1 ± 1.8 ^^^ | 
| EDL:BM (mg/g) | 0.046 ± 0.002 | 0.041 ± 0.002 | 0.041 ± 0.002 | 0.068 ± 0.009 | 0.074 ± 0.015 ^ | 0.090 ± 0.007 ^^^ | |
| CSA (cm²) | 0.017 ± 0.001 | 0.016 ± 0.001 | 0.016 ± 0.001 | 0.035 ± 0.006 ^ | 0.038 ± 0.008 ^^ | 0.047 ± 0.004 ^^^ | |
| SOLEUS | Mass (mg) | 8.75 ± 0.47 | 7.42 ± 0.42 | 7.87 ± 0.43 | 14.9 ± 1.7 ^ | 14.8 ± 1.2 ^^ | 15.7 ± 2.4 ^^^ | 
| Soleus:BM (mg/g) | 0.041 ± 0.002 | 0.035 ± 0.002 | 0.038 ± 0.003 | 0.061 ± 0.007 | 0.059 ± 0.005 | 0.072 ± 0.018 ^ | |
| CSA (cm²) | 0.010 ± 0.001 | 0.010 ± 0.001 | 0.009 ± 0.001 | 0.017 ± 0.002 ^ | 0.021 ± 0.002 ^^^ | 0.018 ± 0.002 ^^ | |
Abbreviatons: EDL = extensor digitorum longus; BM = body mass; CSA = cross sectional area. Symbols indicate: ^ p < 0.05, ^^ p < 0.01, ^^^ p < 0.001; Significantly different from C57 strain.