Table 1.
Body Weight and Muscle Wet and Relative Weights of the Soleus (S), Plantaris (P), Gastrocnemius (G), Tibialis Anterior (TA), and Quadriceps (Q) Muscles of 4-Month-Old Male Wt and +/G610C Control and Treadmill-Exercised Mice
| Wt | +/G610C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control* n = 10 | Treadmill n = 9 | Control* n = 7–8 | Treadmill n = 12 | |
| Body weight (g) | ||||
| 30.11 ± 1.55 | 28.63 ± 3.91 | 27.54 ± 1.69a | 27.34 ± 1.95 | |
| Muscle wet weight (mg) | ||||
| S | 9.68 ± 1.43 | 8.56 ± 1.48 | 8.75 ± 1.16 | 9.28 ± 2.39 |
| P | 19.88 ± 1.29 | 19.54 ± 3.01 | 17.74 ± 2.03a | 22.78 ± 5.91b |
| G | 153.6 ± 12.4 | 141.8 ± 24.2 | 138.6 ± 15.5a | 134.0 ± 15.4 |
| TA | 55.55 ± 2.49 | 56.88 ± 11.26 | 51.70 ± 5.18 | 60.78 ± 12.01b |
| Q | 240.6 ± 19.3 | 215.1 ± 38.8b | 225.6 ± 11.0 | 233.6 ± 28.3a |
| Relative wet muscle weight (wet weight [mg]/body weight [g]) | ||||
| S | 0.32 ± 0.04 | 0.30 ± 0.05 | 0.32 ± 0.04 | 0.34 ± 0.08 |
| P | 0.66 ± 0.04 | 0.69 ± 0.07 | 0.65 ± 0.09 | 0.83 ± 0.19a,b |
| G | 5.10 ± 0.34 | 4.94 ± 0.29 | 5.02 ± 0.28 | 4.91 ± 0.52 |
| TA | 1.85 ± 0.09 | 1.98 ± 0.19 | 1.88 ± 0.12 | 2.21 ± 0.36a,b |
| Q | 8.16 ± 0.29 | 7.54 ± 0.97b | 8.14 ± 0.28 | 8.53 ± 0.62a |
Values are means ± SD.
Non-exercise in-cage activity control
p ≤ 0.05 versus Wt
p ≤ 0.05 versus control.