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Table 2 Effects of conditioning and treatment on muscle properties.

From: Effects of dietary curcumin or N-acetylcysteine on NF-κB activity and contractile performance in ambulatory and unloaded murine soleus

 

Ambulatory

Unloaded

Parameter

Control

Curcumin

Control

Curcumin

Control

NAC

Soleus weight (mg)

7.3 ± 0.3

6.9 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.0a

3.3 ± 0.2a

3.6 ± 0.1a

3.8 ± 0.2a

Muscle length (cm)

1.10 ± 0.02

1.13 ± 0.02

1.02 ± 0.03b

1.09 ± 0.03b

0.96 ± 0.03

0.92 ± 0.03

Cross sectional area (cm 2 )

6.3 ± 0.0

5.8 ± 0.0

3.2 ± 0.0c

3.0 ± 0.0c

3.5 ± 0.1

3.9 ± 0.1