Table 1 Relative tissue weight in different groups.

From: Effect of the consumption of green tea extract during pregnancy and lactation on metabolism of mothers and 28d-old offspring

(g tissue/100 g body mass)

Mothers

Pups 28d

C

E

p value

C

E

p value

RET

0.89 ± 0.10

0.87 ± 0.07

0.97

0.40 ± 0.04

0.37 ± 0.02*

0.04

GON

0.87 ± 0.11

1.14 ± 0.07

0.37

0.42 ± 0.04

0.38 ± 0.03

0.54

MES

0.66 ± 0.09

0.63 ± 0.06

0.82

0.63 ± 0.03

0.57 ± 0.02

0.79

LIVER

3.87 ± 0.15

3.69 ± 0.07

0.13

3.84 ± 0.17

3.62 ± 0.11

0.27

SAT (Sum adipose tissue)

2.43 ± 0.28

2.65 ± 0.17

0.48

1.46 ± 0.09

1.32 ± 0.04

0.24

  1. Mother – C is MC group – mother received water; Mother – E is ME group - mother received green tea extract; Pups 28d – C is FC group – pup from mothers received water; Pups 28d – E is FE group – pup from mothe received green tea extract. Data are mean ± SEM (n = 8–13); *p < 0.05, versus control group of the respective treatment.
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