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Table 2 Effect of refeeding after severe food restriction on tissue size

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

Animal group

Heart, g (n)

HMI, g/cm (n)

Tibia, cm (n)

F-CT

0.6 ± 0.01 (6)

0.147 ± 0.004 (6)

3.83 ± 0.076 (6)

M-CT

1.4 ± 0.04* (8)

0.329 ± 0.010* (8)

4.13 ± 0.018* (8)

F-sFR-Refed

0.6 ± 0.01 (5)

0.143 ± 0.002 (5)

3.96 ± 0.081 (5)

M-sFR-Refed

1.4 ± 0.05* (8)

0.344 ± 0.011* (8)

4.12 ± 0.018* (8)

  1. Shown is the heart weight, heart mass index (HMI) and tibia length 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 by unpaired Student’s t test
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Biology of Sex Differences

ISSN: 2042-6410

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