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Table 3 Effect of chronic (6 weeks) physical training and/or leucine supplementation on fat pad weight

From: Leucine supplementation improves adiponectin and total cholesterol concentrations despite the lack of changes in adiposity or glucose homeostasis in rats previously exposed to a high-fat diet

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2-Way ANOVA P-values

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REF

LS

ET

LS+ET

Diet

Training

Interaction

SC, g/100 g b.w.

2.72 Ā± 0.20

3.23 Ā± 0.35

2.59 Ā± 0.21

2.92 Ā± 0.18

0.110

0.397

0.717

EP, g/100 g b.w.

1.93 Ā± 0.16

2.45 Ā± 0.29

1.70 Ā± 0.14

1.82 Ā± 0.07

0.108

0.033*

0.301

RP, g/100 g b.w.

1.36 Ā± 0.15

1.78 Ā± 0.23

1.18 Ā± 0.13

1.41 Ā± 0.09

0.054

0.095

0.554

āˆ‘, g/100 g b.w.

6.01 Ā± 0.45

7.79 Ā± 0.82

5.47 Ā± 0.45

6.14 Ā± 0.30

0.030*

0.052

0.305

  1. (REF), control diet; (LS), diet supplemented with 5% L-leucine; (ET), endurance training plus control diet; (LS+ET), diet supplemented with 5% leucine plus endurance training.
  2. SC, subcutaneous; EP, epididymal; RP, retroperitoneal; āˆ‘, sum of fat pad weight.
  3. Values are mean Ā± sem (n = 7-8 rats per group).
  4. *Effect of diet, P < 0.05; #effect of training, P < 0.05.
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Nutrition & Metabolism

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