Table 2 Effects of chromium histidinate and biotin on body weight, Cr and biotin intake and serum parameters in exercise-trained rats

312.29 ± 4.33^a

301.86 ± 2.47^a

307.00 ± 4.20^a

301.43 ± 6.01^a

282.29 ± 2.62^b

270.86 ± 2.48^b

276.71 ± 4.93^b

273.29 ± 3.23^b

23.52 ± 1.15^d

32.45 ± 2.07^b

24.64 ± 1.83^c

32.43 ± 2.30^b

25.76 ± 1.46^c

35.4 ± 2.33^a

26.88 ± 2.91^c

36.88 ± 3.15^a

5.46 ± 0.82^c

5.72 ± 0.75^c

135.3 ± 4.26^b

135.1 ± 3.85^b

5.98 ± 0.68^c

6.24 ± 1.33^c

147.5 ± 6.55^a

153.75 ± 8.70^a

121.50 ± 3.53^a

110.71 ± 1.67^b

118.67 ± 1.48^b

106.86 ± 1.03^c

112.29 ± 2.67^b

97.71 ± 1.95^d

109.29 ± 1.51^b

93.57 ± 1.25^e

86.72 ± 3.23^a

78.25 ± 2.61^b

80.55 ± 3.42^b

75.15 ± 3.20^c

77.43 ± 1.95^b

71.86 ± 2.35^d

76.99 ± 2.83^b

67.55 ± 2.85^e

11.48 ± 0.44^d

14.29 ± 0.42^c

13.32 ± 0.42^cd

15.86 ± 0.63^c

15.29 ± 0.78^c

18.14 ± 0.55^b

16.14 ± 0.59^c

22.71 ± 1.43^a

139.00 ± 9.84^a

91.57 ± 4.85^c

108.67 ± 5.74^b

77.00 ± 5.23^d

68.43 ± 3.05^e

61.14 ± 2.82^ef

65.71 ± 6.28^e

51.71 ± 4.45^g

245.67 ± 44.12

240.71 ± 16.38

239.00 ± 20.12

237.29 ± 17.02

239.71 ± 15.48

243.71 ± 19.67

242.43 ± 11.29

236.43 ± 21.01

102.00 ± 3.39

100.71 ± 4.32

103.17 ± 7.12

104.57 ± 4.45

106.29 ± 5.36

103.14 ± 2.76

105.29 ± 4.55

103.29 ± 3.90