Table 2.
Body weight, food intake, and weight and protein content of tissues.
| Control (n = 8) |
STZ (n = 9) |
STZ + HMB (n = 8) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight | |||
| Initial (g) | 205 ± 1 | 208 ± 1 | 206 ± 1 |
| Final (g) | 268 ± 5 | 189 ± 5 * | 175 ± 6 * |
| Gain (g) | 63 ± 5 | –23 ± 2 * | –36 ± 4 * |
| Food intake | |||
| Average (g/day) | 24.7 ± 0.4 | 34.7 ± 0.6 * | 32.7 ± 0.9 * |
| Cumulative (g) | 148 ± 3 | 208 ± 4 * | 196 ± 6 * |
| Liver | |||
| Weight (g) | 8.22 ± 0.17 | 7.11 ± 0.28 * | 6.59 ± 0.32 * |
| (g/kg b.w.) | 30.73 ± 0.36 | 37.49 ± 0.70 * | 37.63 ± 0.83 * |
| Protein (g) | 1.33 ± 0.06 | 1.20 ± 0.05 | 1.11 ± 0.06 * |
| (g/kg b.w.) | 4.97 ± 0.18 | 6.34 ± 0.12 * | 6.08 ± 0.16 * |
| SOL | |||
| Weight (mg) | 109 ± 3 | 87 ± 2 * | 83 ± 4 * |
| (mg/kg b.w.) | 407 ± 8 | 461 ± 10 * | 475 ± 3 * |
| Protein (mg) | 16.14 ± 0.64 | 14.22 ± 0.54 | 14.60 ± 0.78 |
| (mg/kg b.w.) | 60.45 ± 2.64 | 75.42 ± 3.39 * | 80.46 ± 2.99 * |
| EDL | |||
| Weight (mg) | 125 ± 4 | 80 ± 3 * | 71 ± 3 * |
| (mg/kg b.w.) | 465 ± 9 | 420 ± 6 * | 408 ± 5 * |
| Protein (mg) | 19.4 ± 0.7 | 13.2 ± 0.4 * | 12.8 ± 1.0 * |
| (mg/kg b.w.) | 72.5 ± 1.6 | 69.6 ± 1.0 | 70.0 ± 2.4 |
Means ± SE, p ˂ 0.05. NOVA and Bonferroni multiple comparisons. * Comparison vs. Control. STZ, streptozotocin; HMB, β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate.