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Table 4 Tissue weights

From: Rapeseed oil fortified with micronutrients can reduce glucose intolerance during a high fat challenge in rats

 

Chow

PS

R

RF

RFC

PS vs R

ANOVA

 

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

 

R,RF, RFC

Body weight (grams)

            

 Baseline

285.6

2.14

280.5

5.77

279.5

2.82

278.2

3.54

272.8

3.89

ns

ns

 Final

430.8

5.39

474.1a

14.17

469.3

13.41

460.2

12.00

461.4

11.07

ns

ns

Organ weights (grams)

            

 Heart

0.97

0.02

1.00

0.02

0.95

0.03

0.97

0.02

0.99

0.03

*

ns

Gastrocnemius

2.37

0.06

2.27

0.05

2.25

0.06

2.22

0.04

2.12

0.06

ns

ns

Tibialis anterior

1.49

0.04

1.49

0.04

1.45

0.04

1.43

0.02

1.36

0.04

ns

ns

Soleus

0.17

0.01

0.17

0.01

0.17

0.01

0.17

0.01

0.15

0.01

ns

ns

 Liver

11.86

0.36

11.02

0.29

11.57

0.45

11.38

0.35

11.74

0.40

ns

ns

Subcutaneous AT

4.07

0.59

8.14a

0.79

8.63

0.75

8.44

0.68

8.79

0.71

ns

ns

Retroperitoneal AT

12.72

0.84

22.53a

1.45

23.50

1.80

21.00

1.37

22.99

1.42

ns

ns

Epididymal AT

10.01

0.57

17.39a

1.38

20.03

1.76

17.16

1.59

18.77

1.25

ns

ns

Mesenteric AT

8.38

0.35

13.21a

1.21

13.63

1.16

12.55

1.03

13.13

0.82

ns

ns

Epicardial AT

0.23

0.02

0.31

0.06

0.33

0.04

0.34

0.04

0.32

0.03

ns

ns

Tot fat depots

25.40

1.24

48.38a

3.39

46.09

3.58

42.33

2.89

45.23

2.62

ns

ns

  1. Data are mean ± SEM for n = 12 per group. a: significantly different from chow (P < 0.05); *: P < 0.05. Comparison between groups R, RF and RFC were performed by one way ANOVA. Abbreviations: AT, adipose tissue, Chow standard low fat diet, PS palm/sunflower oil group, R rapeseed oil group, RF rapeseed oil fortified with α-tocopherol and Co-Q group, RFC rapeseed oil fortified with α-tocopherol, Co-Q and canolol group