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Table 2 The change of body weight, food intake and adipose tissue weight in CON and SP groups

From: Silk peptide treatment can improve the exercise performance of mice

Initial body weight (g)

34.7±0.6

34.3±0.3

Final body weight (g)

37.1 ± 2.1

35.7 ± 1.3*

Body weight gain (g)

2.8 ± 1.4

1.4 ± 1.0**

Food intake (g/day)

4.4 ± 0.3

4.9 ± 0.3***

Food efficiency ratio

0.7 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.0***

Abdominal tissue (g)

  

Epididymal

0.48 ± 0.0

0.42 ± 0.10*

Perirenal

0.15 ± 0.0

0.12 ± 0.04

Mesenteric

0.51 ± 0.0

0.48 ± 0.07

Total adipose tissue

1.15 ± 0.1

1.03 ± 0.17*

  1. The change of body weight, food intake and adipose tissue weight. CON: untreated with training, SP: silk peptide-treated with training. Values are presented as means ± standard deviations (n=36). Significant difference between groups are indicated by *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.