Brief Communication: Sexual dimorphic expression of myostatin and follistatin like-3 in a rat trans-generational under-nutrition model

Table 1 Mature female and male body weight, body fat percentage and lean body percentage.

	Body weight		Body fat %		Lean Body %
	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
	*Mean ± SEM*	*Mean ± SEM*	*Mean ± SEM*	*Mean ± SEM*	*Mean ± SEM*	*Mean ± SEM*
Chow fed
ADAD	323.9 ± 10.4^ax	564.6 ± 13.5^ay	25.9 ± 2.2^ax	27.0 ± 2.3^acx	66.23 ± 2.93^ax	66.64 ± 1.91^ax
ADUN	273.5 ± 11.2^bx	528.3 ± 12.2^by	17.7 ± 2.0^bx	24.9 ± 2.2^acy	73.68 ± 0.61^bx	69.38 ± 1.61^abx
UNAD	305.5 ± 10.8^adx	552.9 ± 8.4^aby	23.4 ± 2.2^abx	25.9 ± 2.2^acx	67.70 ± 1.99^abx	67.04 ± 1.57^adx
High fat fed
ADAD	365.8 ± 10.4^cx	692.5 ± 39.1^cy	39.1 ± 2.2^cx	40.9 ± 2.3^bx	53.42 ± 3.79^bcx	52.73 ± 1.62^bx
ADUN	308.7 ± 11.7^bdx	621.6 ± 11.7^dy	27.0 ± 2.2^adx	41.4 ± 2.2^by	64.63 ± 1.86^ax	52.10 ± 1.21^cy
UNAD	335.6 ± 10.8^adx	636.7 ± 30.8^ey	30.8 ± 2.2^adx	32.5 ± 2.2^cx	61.16 ± 2.00^adx	61.68 ± 3.83^adx

Body weight: Female ADAD chow (n = 15), ADUN chow (n = 13), UNAD chow (n = 14), ADAD high fat (n = 15), ADUN high fat (n = 12), UNAD high fat (n = 14); Male ADAD chow (n = 9), ADUN chow (n = 11), UNAD chow (n = 23), ADAD high fat (n = 9), ADUN high fat (n = 12), UNAD high fat (n = 22). Body fat and lean muscle percentage: Female ADAD chow (n = 10), ADUN chow (n = 9), UNAD chow (n = 10), ADAD high fat (n = 10), ADUN high fat (n = 10), UNAD high fat (n = 10); Male ADAD chow (n = 9), ADUN chow (n = 10), UNAD chow (n = 10), ADAD high fat (n = 10), ADUN high fat (n = 10), UNAD high fat (n = 10). Significant differences (P < 0.05) between the experimental groups are shown by letters a to e (read down column). Significant differences (P < 0.05) between genders shown by letters x and y (read across column).

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