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Table 1 Effect of 3 months refeeding after severe food restriction on body weight

From: Susceptibility of female rats to cardiac arrhythmias following refeeding after severe food restriction

Animal group

Initial BW, g (n)

Final BW, g (n)

ΔBW, g (n)

F-CT

178 ± 1.3 (9)

207 ± 2.6† (9)

29 ± 1.8 (9)

M-CT

290 ± 4.1* (8)

387 ± 5.1*† (8)

97 ± 6.2 (8)

F-sFR-Refed

178 ± 2.4 (9)

211 ± 2.8† (9)

33 ± 2.5 (9)

M-sFR-Refed

288 ± 4.3* (8)

386 ± 5.7*† (8)

98 ± 2.7 (8)

  1. Shown is the initial and final body weight (BW) in male (M) and female (F) rats maintained on a normal diet for the duration of the study (CT) or for 3 months after a 2-week severe food restricted period (sFR-Refed). Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM; n, group size; *p < 0.05 vs. F, same diet, same timepoint and †p < 0.05 vs. initial timepoint, same sex by paired Student’s t test
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Biology of Sex Differences

ISSN: 2042-6410

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