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Table 1 Body weight, relative muscle weight, and muscle fiber CSA

From: Intermittent whole-body vibration attenuates a reduction in the number of the capillaries in unloaded rat skeletal muscle

 

CONT

HS

HS + WB

HS + VIB

Body weight (g)

307 ± 8

294 ± 20

277 ± 15*

274 ± 12*

Relative muscle weight (mg/g body weight)

0.32 ± 0.02

0.17 ± 0.02*

0.20 ± 0.02*#

0.20 ± 0.02*#

Muscle fiber CSA (μm2)

2529 ± 417

985 ± 213*

1476 ± 238*#

1296 ± 84*#

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation. CONT control, HS hindlimb suspension, HS + WB hindlimb suspension and weight bearing, HS + VIB hindlimb suspension and intermittent whole-body vibration, CSA cross sectional area. *P < 0.05 compared with CONT; # P < 0.05 compared with HS.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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