Table 1.
Muscle analyses. Activity of the muscle enzymes: lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), citrate synthase (CS), and Complex I, and number of capillaries per muscle fiber in muscularis longissimus (ML), muscularis soleus (MS), and muscularis gastrocnemius (MG) of Non-Ovx or Ovx rats treated with ALN, 8-PN, and/or vibration (Vib) during 10 weeks.
| Parameters | Non-Ovx |
Ovx |
Ovx + Vib |
Ovx + ALN |
Ovx + ALN + Vib |
Ovx + 8-PN |
Ovx + 8-PN + Vib |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| ML | ||||||||||||||
| LDH | 3.40 | 0.56 | 3.72 | 0.94 | 3.59 | 1.23 | 4.24 | 0.93 | 4.36 | 1.22 | 3.61 | 0.96 | 3.74 | 0.56 |
| CS | 58.3 | 10.5 | 56.9 | 15.3 | 57.2 | 22.6 | 65.1 | 20.9 | 64.4 | 14.5 | 54.4 | 13.6 | 66.1 | 17.9 |
| Complex I | 10.5 | 2.1 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 11.2 | 3.8 |
| Capillaries/fiber | 1.13 | 0.22 | 1.16 | 0.24 | 1.30ab | 0.23 | 1.34ab | 0.31 | 1.26 | 0.18 | 1.23 | 0.24 | 1.09cdef | 0.16 |
| MS | ||||||||||||||
| LDH | 0.87 | 0.22 | 1.04 | 0.20 | 0.97 | 0.14 | 1.28ac | 0.32 | 1.18a | 0.24 | 0.99d | 0.25 | 0.96d | 0.22 |
| CS | 85.1 | 20.4 | 86.8 | 16.6 | 94.3 | 17.7 | 99.4 | 22.3 | 87.9 | 17.5 | 95.7 | 12.8 | 96.9 | 7.5 |
| Complex I | 21.2 | 5.7 | 18.3 | 11.4 | 18.6 | 7.4 | 19.1 | 5.6 | 17.2 | 7.7 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 3.8 |
| Capillaries/fiber | 1.19 | 0.22 | 1.27 | 0.29 | 1.34 | 0.15 | 1.68abc | 0.29 | 1.78abc | 0.3 | 1.80abc | 0.20 | 1.80abc | 0.40 |
| MG | ||||||||||||||
| LDH | 3.52 | 1.07 | 4.12 | 0.70 | 3.34 | 0.59 | 4.25 | 0.69 | 3.38 | 0.69 | 3.67 | 0.42 | 3.56 | 0.58 |
| CS | 66.8 | 20.7 | 62.8 | 19.5 | 66.1 | 31.6 | 67.1 | 26.5 | 68.6 | 15.8 | 79.5 | 28.6 | 71.0 | 17.2 |
| Complex I | 13.2 | 4.9 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 11.4 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 3.7 |
| Capillaries/fiber | 1.32 | 0.26 | 1.35 | 0.38 | 1.35 | 0.32 | 1.43 | 0.28 | 1.39 | 0.38 | 1.42 | 0.39 | 1.34 | 0.35 |
At least ten replications per group were done. SD: standard deviation.
Mean with superscripts differ significantly: avs. Non-Ovx, bvs. Ovx, cvs. Ovx + Vib, dvs. Ovx + ALN, evs. Ovx + ALN + Vib, fvs. Ovx + 8-PN (p < 0.05). Dunn-test: Complex I in MS, LDH in MG. Scheffé-test: all other parameters.