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. 2019 Oct;69(5):350–373. doi: 10.30802/AALAS-CM-19-000001

Table 6.

Effects of cool white fluorescent and blue-enriched LED daytime lighting on tissue protein levels (mg/g tissue) of liver, fat, skeletal muscle, heart, lung, kidney, gut, brain, testes, and ovary tissues in C3H, C57BL/6, and BALB/c male and female mice.

C3H
C57BL/6
BALB/c
CWF
bLAD
CWF
bLAD
CWF
bLAD
Tissue M F M F M F M F M F M F
Liver 111.11 ± 6.51 108.00 ± 5.83a 153.05 ± 8.56a,b 151.70 ± 8.32a,b 167.35 ± 7.11a-d 149.33 ± 10.93a,c-e 153.05 ± 8.10a,b,e 125.83 ± 9.14a-g 169.58 ± 7.27a-d,f-h 155.35 ± 7.73a,b,e,h 160.26 ± 6.91b-d,f,g,h 146.84 ± 8.34a,b,e,h,i
Fat 54.73 ± 2.19 64.06 ± 3.02a 70.89 ± 3.27a,b 75.86 ± 3.35a,b 77.67 ± 3.68a,b 59.68 ± 2.66a-e 69.31 ± 2.37a,d-g 59.46 ± 3.11c-eg 86.08 ± 2.91a-h 49.88 ± 2.11a-h 72.09 ± 5.10a,b,f,I,j 50.53 ± 2.44b-i,k
Muscle 271.42 ± 12.99 224.20 ± 10.80a 314.44 ± 11.77a,b 251.54 ± 9.46a,b,c 284.98 ± 12.03b-d 248.20 ± 8.69a-c,e 278.14 ± 11.57b-d,f 232.04 ± 11.73a-e,g 294.42 ± 11.48a-h 259.00 ± 12.22a-c,e,g-i 281.86 ± 10.28a-d,f,h,j 242.86 ± 10.79a-e,g,i,j,k
Heart 83.28 ± 2.88 59.16 ± 2.97a,b 105.90 ± 5.22a,b 75.32 ± 3.08a-c 152.00 ± 6.44a-d 96.32 ± 4.21a-e 129.12 ± 5.72a-f 87.98 ± 3.63a-d 159.70 ± 5.95a-d,f-h 105.28 ± 5.44a,b,d-i 138.70 ± 6.34a-h,j 92.72 ± 4.20a-e,g,h,i,k
Lung 89.36 ± 3.94 59.66 ± 3.02a 101.04 ± 6.21a 67.50 ± 3.77a-c 134.60 ± 5.99a-d 97.00 ± 4.04a,b,d,e 72.58 ± 3.66a-c,e,f 72.58 ± 3.66a-f 134.72 ± 3.92a-d,f,g-h 75.32 ± 3.67a-f,i 88.74 ± 3.38b-j 67.82 ± 3.81a-c,e,f,i,j,k
Kidney 82.09 ± 1.92 46.24 ± 3.23a 101.85 ± 6.14a,b 58.54 ± 2.67a-c 100.93 ± 4.75a,b,d 96.20 ± 2.4a,b,d 100.55 ± 4.97b-d 84.14 ± 3.17b,-g 96.13 ± 4.40a,b,d,h 78.30 ± 3.35a-e,g-i 87.31 ± 4.40a-g,I,j 74.97 ± 3.23a-g,h,i,k
Gut 35.56 ± 3.07 24.50 ± 1.40a 45.24 ± 2.46a,b 37.66 ± 1.28a-c 45.38 ± 2.27a,b,d 43.02 ± 3.10a,b,d 21.14 ± 1.29b-f 32.84 ± 1.66b-g 61.28 ± 2.27a-h 27.72 ± 1.79a,c-i 26.48 ± 2.16a,c-f,h,i 22.76 ± 1.15a,c-f,h,i,-k
Brain 76.62 ± 2.75 52.57 ± 2.68a 89.92 ± 3.46a,b 58.91 ± 2.41a-c 80.66 ± 3.50a-d 76.06 ± 3.33b-d 76.62 ± 3.09b-e 71.65 ± 3.10b-e 82.71 ± 4.08b-d,f-h 58.16 ± 2.61a-c,e,g-i 69.35 ± 3.48a-g,i,j 53.94 ± 2.18a,c-i,k
Testes 39.22 ± 2.83 _ 66.62 ± 3.11a _ 56.06 ± 3.04a,c _ 43.14 ± 2.12c,d _ 68.00 ± 3.22a,e,g _ 48.10 ± 2.06a,c,e _
Ovary _ 43.44 ± 3.25 _ 57.92 ± 2.88b _ 35.80 ± 1.94b,e _ 37.56 ± 2.06a,d _ 56.92 ± 2.77b,f,h,j _ 45.52 ± 2.03d,f,h,j

Values represent means ± 1 SD (n = 30/group; that is, 30 males and 30 females in each lighting environment per strain)

a

P < 0.05 compared with value for C3H mice in male CWF control group.

b

P < 0.05 compared with value for C3H mice in female CWF control group.

c

P < 0.05 compared with value for C3H mice in male bLAD experimental group.

d

P < 0.05 compared with value for C3H mice in female bLAD experimental group.

e

P < 0.05 compared with value for C57BL/6 mice in male CWF control group.

f

P < 0.05 compared with value for C57BL/6 mice in female CWF control group.

g

P < 0.05 compared with value for C57BL/6 mice in male bLAD experimental group.

h

P < 0.05 compared with value for C57BL/6 mice in female bLAD experimental group.

i

P < 0.05 compared with value for BALB/c mice in male CWF control group.

j

P < 0.05 compared with value for BALB/c mice in female CWF control group.

k

P < 0.05 compared with value for BALB/c mice in male bLAD experimental group.