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Table 1 Body weight, hindlimb muscle weight, and femoral length in experimental rats

From: Jump exercise during hindlimb unloading protect against the deterioration of trabecular bone microarchitecture in growing young rats

 

CON

SUS

JUM

 

(n = 8)

(n = 8)

(n = 8)

Initial body weight (g)

238.95 ± 7.55

242.11 ± 6.85

238.15 ± 19.44

Final body weight (g)

312.04 ± 15.50

274.61 ± 18.45**

279.43 ± 19.44**

Hindlimb muscles weight

Soleus muscle (g)

0.12 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01***

0.07 ± 0.01***

Gastrocnemius muscle (g)

1.40 ± 0.10

1.14 ± 0.08***

1.22 ± 0.11***

Total muscle mass (g)

1.52 ± 0.11

1.21 ± 0.09***

1.29 ± 0.11***

Femoral length (mm)

36.37 ± 0.87

36.32 ± 0.32

36.17 ± 0.53

  1. All values represent mean ± SD. n, number of rats in each group; SUS, tail-suspended group; CON, sedentary cage control group for SUS; JUM, jump exercised group during tail suspension. Significant difference vs. CON group: **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.