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Table 3 Liver weights and pathology scores (mean ± SE)

From: Dietary soy protein induces hepatic lipogenic enzyme gene expression while suppressing hepatosteatosis in obese female Zucker rats bearing DMBA-initiated mammary tumors

 

Lean casein (n = 26)*

Lean soy (n = 28)

Obese casein (n = 20)

Obese soy (n = 25)

Liver weight

 Absolute weight (g)

8.25 ± 0.22a

8.09 ± 0.15a

35.32 ± 0.73b

30.36 ± 1.67c

 % Body weight

2.91 ± 0.05a

2.70 ± 0.40b

7.33 ± 0.17c

5.68 ± 0.36d

 Steatosis score

1.53 ± 0.11a

1.00 ± 0.00b

4.90 ± 0.06c

3.16 ± 0.27d

  1. Lower-case letters (a, b, c, d) indicate statistically significant differences between groups, P < 0.01
  2. * Number of animals