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Table 4 Metabolic profile of rats after mild energy and zinc restriction

From: Exogenous recombinant human growth hormone effects during suboptimal energy and zinc intake

Energy/zinc (%)

100/100

70/100

100/70

70/70

Dietary treatment

rhGH1

NSS2

rhGH

NSS

rhGH

NSS

rhGH

NSS

24-EE2 (Kcal/100 g BW)

21.2 ± 2.4

19.6 ± 3.3

17.2 ± 1.5

16.4 ± 0.7

17.4 ± 3.4

19.8 ± 2.0

17.5 ± 2.8

16.5 ± 2.4

RQ3 (VCO2/VO2)

0.82 ± .02

0.89 ± .03

0.82 ± .08

0.89 ± .07

0.90 ± .09

0.81 ± .01

0.82 ± 0.1

0.91 ± 0.01

Physical activity4

2.6 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.1

2.3 ± 0.4

2.7 ± 0.8

2.3 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.3

  1. 1 = Recombinant human growth hormone
  2. 2 = Normal saline solution
  3. 3 = Twenty-four hour energy expenditure
  4. 4 = Respiratory quotient
  5. 5 = Oscillations/minute/kg body weight