Table 1.

Gastrocnemius muscle mass to body mass ratio

	10 mo		30 mo
	CON	CCL	CON	CCL
MW (g)	2.16 ± 0.04	2.23 ± 0.06	1.79 ± 0.05*	1.87 ± 0.04*
MW/BW (mg/g)	4.67 ± 0.07	4.73 ± 0.06	3.33 ± 0.07*	3.04 ± 0.4*

Data presented as mean ± SE. CCL, cyclic compressive loading; CON, control. MW, muscle weight; BW, body weight.

^*Significant (P < 0.05) main effect for age.