Table 2.
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 Female Wt and +/G610C Control and Treadmill-Exercised Mice
Wt | +/G610C | |||
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Control* n = 10 | Treadmill n = 10 | Control* n = 9–12 | Treadmill n = 9 | |
Body weight (g) | ||||
21.85 ± 1.84 | 21.09 ± 0.92 | 21.41 ± 0.85 | 20.39 ± 0.93 | |
Muscle wet weight (mg) | ||||
S | 6.92 ± 1.42 | 7.75 ± 1.55 | 7.32 ± 0.98 | 7.79 ± 0.70 |
P | 13.75 ± 1.74 | 14.72 ± 2.31 | 13.26 ± 1.00 | 14.67 ± 3.44 |
G | 109.50 ± 8.0 | 101.0 ± 5.5 | 96.26 ± 8.08a | 98.73 ± 9.08 |
TA | 37.30 ± 2.97 | 45.38 ± 6.57b | 38.33 ± 3.58 | 40.43 ± 4.60 |
Q | 169.15 ± 16.0 | 166.3 ± 11.7 | 159.9 ± 11.1 | 155.5 ± 9.3 |
Relative wet muscle weight (wet weight [mg]/body weight [g]) | ||||
S | 0.32 ± 0.06 | 0.34 ± 0.04 | 0.34 ± 0.04 | 0.38 ± 0.04 |
P | 0.63 ± 0.06 | 0.67 ± 0.12 | 0.62 ± 0.04 | 0.72 ± 0.18b |
G | 5.02 ± 0.21 | 4.70 ± 0.22b | 4.51 ± 0.27a | 4.84 ± 0.40b |
TA | 1.72 ± 0.17 | 2.15 ± 0.33b | 1.76 ± 0.10 | 1.98 ± 0.20b |
Q | 7.74 ± 0.30 | 7.63 ± 0.65 | 7.48 ± 0.37 | 7.64 ± 0.49 |
Values are means ± SD.
Non-exercise in-cage activity control
p ≤ 0.05 versus Wt
p ≤ 0.05 versus control.