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Table 3 Effects of Chlorella consumption on bone density and organ weights

From: Preventive effects of Chlorella on skeletal muscle atrophy in muscle-specific mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 activity-deficient mice

 

ALDH2*2 Tg

 
 

Control group

CSD group

Wild type group

Bone density (mg/cm3)

410.9 ± 24.0#

426.5 ± 21.8

442.0 ± 21.5

Organ weights (mg)

   

Liver

1230.5 ± 134.6##

1265.2 ± 140.0##

2082.4 ± 391.9

Kidney

224.4 ± 37.6

238.4 ± 25.5

237.9 ± 32.6

Heart

129.3 ± 16.0##

135.1 ± 7.6##

165.5 ± 6.8

Lung

212.8 ± 23.3##

212.2 ± 27.0##

263.8 ± 50.9

Spleen

54.0 ± 6.9##

60.5 ± 9.4##

80.1 ± 11.1

Gastrocnemius muscle

107.9 ± 10.8##

129.8 ± 19.6*,##

189.0 ± 8.4

Epididymal fat

521.7 ± 265.3##

824.2 ± 144.9*,##

1044.8 ± 174.4

  1. Control ALDH2*2 mice were fed a basal diet (n =8), CSD ALDH2*2 mice a Chlorella-supplemented diet (n =8), and Wild type C57BL6 mice a basal diet (n =7). Bone density and organs weight was measured at 8 months of age, after 6 months of experimental diet consumption. Values are mean ± SD, *p <0.05: Significant vs. Control; # p <0.05, ## p <0.01: Significant vs. wild type.
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

ISSN: 2662-7671

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