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. 2021 Nov 11;132(1):58–72. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00660.2021

Table 1.

Characteristics

PBS 1 wk 2 wk LT HT
n 10 11 12 13 14
Body weight, g/mm 1.154 ± 0.014a,b 1.075 ± 0.013c 1.125 ± 0.011b,c 1.197 ± 0.017a,d 1.287 ± 0.026e
Tumor weight, mg/mm N/A 2.376 ± 0.29a 14.86 ± 2.24a 43.85 ± 6.37b 171.2 ± 9.23c
Body weight–tumor, g/mm 1.154 ± 0.014a 1.073 ± 0.013b 1.110 ± 0.011a,b 1.153 ± 0.016a 1.115 ± 0.025a,b
Gastrocnemius, mg/mm 5.542 ± 0.068a 5.211 ± 0.045b 5.346 ± 0.06a,b 5.602 ± 0.073a 5.369 ± 0.062a,b
Soleus, mg/mm 0.449 ± 0.01a 0.403 ± 0.01a,b 0.418 ± 0.016a,b 0.43  ± 0.009a 0.385 ± 0.014b
Plantaris, mg/mm 0.789 ± 0.016 0.762 ± 0.019 0.753 ± 0.015 0.797 ± 0.02 0.736 ± 0.015
EDL, mg/mm 0.510 ± 0.017 0.488 ± 0.007 0.479 ± 0.013 0.488 ± 0.013 0.475 ± 0.016
TA, mg/mm 2.282 ± 0.057a 2.174 ± 0.043a,b 2.151 ± 0.039a,b 2.213 ± 0.04a 2.017 ± 0.042b
Fat, mg/mm 19.23 ± 1.856a 17.6 ± 1.516a,b 16.77 ± 1.17a,b 18.14 ± 1.526a 12 ± 1.359b
Heart, mg/mm 6.336 ± 0.18 6.275 ± 0.072 6.22 ± 0.163 6.346 ± 0.154 6.268 ± 0.165
Liver, mg/mm 47.11 ± 1.948a 46.74 ± 1.994a 48.85 ± 1.218a,b 54.78 ± 1.863b,c 62.3 ± 2.36d
Lungs, mg/mm 7.695 ± 0.146a 7.529 ± 0.211a 7.607 ± 0.228a 8.146 ± 0.238a 9.131 ± 0.263b
Spleen, mg/mm 4.967 ± 0.217a 4.274 ± 0.186a 5.471 ± 0.371a 8.104 ± 0.531b 19.46 ± 1.123c
Tibia length, mm 16.57 ± 0.053a 16.15 ± 0.043b 16.30 ± 0.079b,c 16.62 ± 0.057a,d 16.64 ± 0.049a,d
Estrogen, pg/mL 67.61 ± 14.85a 22.43 ± 4.40b 28.27 ± 4.78b 32.09 ± 4.19b 21.77 ± 4.36b
Progesterone, pg/mL 9.58 ± 1.28a 5.55 ± 1.55a,b 3.66 ± 0.63b 5.02 ± 0.75b 3.59 ± 1.21b

Tissue weights are recorded as wet weights. All tissue weights were normalized to their tibia length to account for different body sizes. All values are represented as means ± SE. Different letters represent statistical differences at Tukey-adjusted with α value set at P ≤ 0.05. n = 10–14/group was used. EDL, extensor digitorum longus; HT, high tumor; LT, low tumor; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; TA, tibialis anterior.