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Table 2 Liver weigth (LW) and ratio LW/body weight of rats under food restricted schedules.

From: Daytime food restriction alters liver glycogen, triacylglycerols, and cell size. A histochemical, morphometric, and ultrastructural study

Treatment

LW (g)

LW/BW × 100

Food ad libitum

  

08:00 h

13.5 ± 0.8

4.2 ± 0.2

11:00 h

13.8 ± 0.6×

4.1 ± 0.3×

14:00 h

14.7 ± 0.9

4.3 ± 0.1

Food restricted schedule

  

08:00 h

6.5 ± 0.2*

3.6 ± 0.3*

11:00 h

6.1 ± 0.3*

3.2 ± 0.2*

14:00 h

8.2 ± 0.4*

3.3 ± 0.2*

24 h Fasting

  

11:00 h

9.7 ± 0.3

3.2 ± 0.3

  1. Values are means ± SE for 6 independent observations. Male Wistar rats were under food restriction for three weeks. Food access from 12:00 to 14:00 h. Control groups included rats fed ad-libitum and rats fasted for 24 h. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM of 6 independent determinations. Significant difference between RFS and ad-libitum groups (*), and different from 24-h fasting group (x). Differences derived from Tukey's post hoc test (α = 0.05). BW = body weight.
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Comparative Hepatology

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