. 2019 Jun 24;9:19. doi: 10.1186/s13395-019-0204-3

Table 1.

Lengths of the hindlimb bones (mm) and absolute mass of the hindlimb muscles (mg) of wild-type (WT) and STAT5B^−/− mice

Age	Sex	Genotype	Tibia	Femur	BF	Gast	TA	EDL	Sol	Quad
6 weeks	M	WT	16.8 ± 0.2^a	13.1 ± 0.3^a	118 ± 4^a	107 ± 2^a	39 ± 1^a	8.3 ± 0.2^a	6.6 ± 0.3^a	163 ± 4^a
	M	STAT5B^−/−	15.8 ± 0.2^b	12.0 ± 0.2^b	75 ± 3^b	73 ± 2^bc	27 ± 1^b	6.2 ± 0.5^b	5.6 ± 0.7^abc	106 ± 2^b
	F	WT	16.4 ± 0.2^a	12.7 ± 0.3^a	84 ± 4^c	78 ± 3^b	31 ± 1^c	6.3 ± 0.3^b	5.0 ± 0.2^b	119 ± 6^c
	F	STAT5B^−/−	15.9 ± 0.1^b	12.2 ± 0.1^b	71 ± 3^b	68 ± 2^c	26 ± 1^b	6.0 ± 0.4^b	4.4 ± 0.1^c	97 ± 2^d
12 weeks	M	WT	18.2 ± 0.2^a	14.9 ± 0.1^a	162 ± 8^a	139 ± 2^a	49 ± 1^a	10.8 ± 0.3^a	8.0 ± 0.5^a	234 ± 5^a
	M	STAT5B^−/−	16.6 ± 0.2^b	13.5 ± 0.2^b	110 ± 4^b	95 ± 3^bc	35 ± 1^b	7.4 ± 0.3^b	6.0 ± 0.3^b	143 ± 4^b
	F	WT	17.7 ± 0.2^c	14.5 ± 0.1^c	121 ± 2^c	101 ± 4^b	39 ± 2^c	10.1 ± 0.6^a	6.9 ± 0.5^ab	163 ± 4^c
	F	STAT5B^−/−	16.7 ± 0.2^b	13.6 ± 0.1^b	107 ± 4^d	89 ± 2^c	32 ± 1^d	7.7 ± 0.2^b	6.4 ± 0.5^b	135 ± 2^b
24 weeks	M	WT	18.1 ± 0.1^a	15.0 ± 0.1^a	179 ± 4^a	148 ± 3^a	57 ± 2^a	12.3 ± 0.8^a	9.7 ± 0.5^a	245 ± 7^a
	M	STAT5B^−/−	17.2 ± 0.2^b	14.1 ± 0.1^b	131 ± 7^b	115 ± 4^b	42 ± 1^b	8.9 ± 0.3^b	8.0 ± 0.3^b	173 ± 6^b
	F	WT	18.4 ± 0.2^a	15.3 ± 0.2^a	138 ± 9^b	117 ± 5^b	45 ± 2^b	9.6 ± 0.4^b	7.8 ± 0.3^bc	187 ± 6^b
	F	STAT5B^−/−	17.4 ± 0.1^b	14.4 ± 0.2^b	111 ± 9^c	111 ± 3^b	36 ± 2^c	7.5 ± 0.3^c	7.1 ± 0.2^c	168 ± 6^c

Values are presented as mean ± SEM. Abbreviations: BF biceps femoris, Gast gastrocnemius, TA tibialis anterior, EDL extensor digitorium longus, Sol soleus, Quad quadriceps. Unlike letters within each column denote significant differences (P < 0.05) between groups at each age only