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Table 1: Morphometric data and mitochondrial isolation yield in sedentary control and
exercise trained rats.
Control
Trained
Body weight (g) 343 ± 14 347 ± 10
Heart weight (mg) 920 ± 35 1020 ± 18 *
Heart weight / Body weight (mg/g) 2.69 ± 0.05 2.95 ± 0.07 #
Ventricular weight (mg) 784 ± 23 871 ± 19 *
Mitochondrial isolation yield
(mg prot/g ventricle)
15.7 ± 1.0 16.5 ± 0.6
Average food intake (g/day) 20.9 ± 0.7 20.6 ± 0.3
Values are means ± SEM for 8 animals in each group. * Significantly different from control (P <
0.01). # Significantly different from control (P < 0.05).
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