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Table 4 Total serum protein and albumin levels, protein level, DNA content and the protein/DNA ratio in the gastrocnemius muscle of the animals at 120 days.

From: Muscle protein metabolism in neonatal alloxan-administered rats: effects of continuous and intermittent swimming training

 

SA

SC

CC

CA

IC

IA

Total serum protein

(g/L)

7.08

± 0.08

7.05

± 0.22

7.12

± 0.16

7.20

± 0.13

7.17

± 0.18

7.19

± 0.11

Serum albumin

(g/L)

4.78

± 0.37

4.82

± 0.28

4.98

± 0.36

4.87

± 0.45

5.04

± 0.36

5.33

± 0.86

Protein gastrocnemius

(mg/100 mg)

6.01

± 1.37

6.09

± 0.86

6.51

± 1.25

5.39

± 1.32

5.55

± 1.22

6.38

± 0.81

DNA gastrocnemius

(mg/100 mg)

0.053 ± 0.013

0.058

± 0.010

0.069 ± 0.016

0.071 ± 0.021

0.051

± 0.012

0.050

± 0.016d

Protein/DNA gastrocnemius

110.35

± 20.37

108.02

± 27.80

95.35

± 15.17

84.95

± 37.15

115.61

± 39.29

146.27

± 69.28d

  1. Results are expressed as means ± standard deviation of 10 animals per group. SA: Sedentary alloxan, SC: Sedentary control, CC: Continuous training control, CA: Continuous training alloxan, IC: Intermittent training control and IA: Intermittent training alloxan. Letter indicate a statistically significant difference among groups (Two- way ANOVA (3 × 2) and Bonferroni post hoc test, p < 0.05) referring DNA and Protein/DNA ratio. d, statistically significant difference for CA vs. IA.