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Table 2 Organ weight, the organ to body weight ratio, and tibia length in female C57BL/6J mice fed a control diet or a low-carbohydrate high-fat (LCHF) diet

From: A low-carbohydrate high-fat diet decreases lean mass and impairs cardiac function in pair-fed female C57BL/6J mice

 

Control

LCHF

Organ weight, mg

 Heart

98.3 ± 4.3

93.3 ± 8.0

 Liver

909 ± 119

753 ± 21**

 Lung

135 ± 5

126 ± 3**

 Spleen

80.0 ± 4.4

79.3 ± 13.1

 Kidney

137 ± 14

131 ± 12

Organ/BW ratio, mg/g

 Heart

4.3 ± 0.3

4.2 ± 0.2

 Liver

39.9 ± 4.3

33.9 ± 1.6**

 Lung

5.9 ± 0.2

5.7 ± 0.2**

 Tibia, mm

17.6 ± 0.2

17.3 ± 0.1**

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, n = 7 in each group. BW body weight. **p < 0.01 was considered significant vs. control diet
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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