Table 1. Body mass, body composition and tissue masses.
WT | KO | |
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Body Mass, g | 183.75 ± 6.87 | 181.32 ± 5.88 |
Body Fat Mass, % | 6.26 ± 0.26 | 6.66 ± 0.47 |
Body Lean Mass, % | 75.29 ± 0.28 | 74.65 ± 0.52 |
Body Fluid Mass, % | 7.18 ± 0.09 | 7.40 ± 0.17 |
Extensor digitorum longus, mg | 107.98 ± 4.35 | 98.48 ± 6.72 |
Epitrochlearis, mg | 45.42 ± 5.16 | 52.55 ± 4.60 |
Gastrocnemius, mg | 1208.88 ± 36.80 | 1122.12 ± 46.37 |
Soleus, mg | 127.55 ± 5.05 | 123.08 ± 5.68 |
Heart, mg | 749.23 ± 22.77 | 750.08 ± 17.99 |
Body composition was measured for 7–8 weeks-old rats. The masses of skeletal muscles and hearts were measured for 11-weeks-old rats. Means ± SEM for 6 rats of each genotype: WT = wildtype, and KO = AS160-KO.