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Table 1 Weight of muscles from dexamethasone-induced atrophy in C57BL/6 mice

From: Impaired expression of BCAT1 relates to muscle atrophy of mouse model of sarcopenia

 

Control

DEX

p value

Tibialis anterior muscle

0.65 + 0.03

0.46 + 0.03

<  0.01*

Gastrocnemius muscle

1.27 + 0.03

0.96 + 0.08

<  0.01*

Total muscle mass

3.92 + 0.13

2.85 + 0.11

<  0.01*

Body weight

28.75 + 0.54

21.72 + 0.54

<  0.01*

Sarcopenia index

0.136 + 0.003

0.131 + 0.004

0.039*

  1. Data are presented as mean + SEM (n = 6); * p < 0.05 based on Student’s t-test; DEX, dexamethasone