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Original Article
Volume 2, Number 1, February 2012, pages 21-25
Effect of Cafeteria Diet Feeding on Soleus Intramyocellular Lipid of Wistar Rats
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Table
Parameter | Units | 30 day-control diet | 30 day-cafeteria diet | P |
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% of FSA = percentage of the observed field = s surface area (13.82 µm2). | ||||
Mean lipid droplet area | µm2 | 0.014 ± 0.001 | 0.016 ± 0.001 | NS |
Number of lipid droplets per field | 19.1 ± 3.71 | 23.1 ± 5.11 | NS | |
Lipid droplet area per field | µm2 | 0.171 ± 0.083 | 0.244 ± 0.012 | < 0.001 |
% of FSA | 1.24 ± 0.06 | 1.77 ± 0.09 | < 0.001 | |
Mean mitochondria area | µm2 | 0.057 ± 0.003 | 0.064 ± 0.003 | NS |
Number of mitochondria per field | 10.3 ± 1.91 | 11.1 ± 1.01 | NS | |
Mitochondrial area per field | µm2 | 0.530 ± 0.018 | 0.682 ± 0.029 | < 0.001 |
% of FSA | 3.84 ± 0.14 | 4.94 ± 0.212 | < 0.001 |