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Table 1 Effect of exercise training on body weight, triglycerides, serum glucose, insulin and nitrite/nitrate concentration from animals fed with standard chow or high caloric diet

From: Exercise training improves relaxation response and SOD-1 expression in aortic and mesenteric rings from high caloric diet-fed rats

 

SD

TR

SDD

TRD

Initial body weight (g)

306 ± 7

297 ± 6

306 ± 8

301 ± 8

Final body weight (g)

478 ± 9

401 ± 8a

538 ± 11c

452 ± 14bd

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

91 ± 11

55 ± 8a

216 ± 25c

89 ± 9b d

Glucose (mg/dl)

126 ± 6

140 ± 8

156 ± 8c

153 ± 9

Insulin (ng/ml)

0.87 ± 0.10

0.54 ± 0,10a

2.57 ± 0.32c

1.24 ± 0.32b

HOMA IR

0.61 ± 0.11

0.45 ± 0.09a

2.42 ± 0.24c

1.08 ± 0.32b d

Nitrite/nitrate (μM)

27 ± 4

28 ± 6

27 ± 3

30 ± 2

  1. Data are mean ± S.E.M. for n = 8 animals in each group. SD: sedentary, TR: trained, SDD: sedentary diet, TRD: trained diet. a trained vs sedentary; b trained diet vs sedentary diet; c sedentary diet vs sedentary; d trained diet vs trained.
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BMC Physiology

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