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Table 2 Body, muscle, and organ weights normalized by body weight in P448Lneo (FKRP) and control (BL6) mice showing significant differences at 6 and 9 months of age

From: Skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory muscle function and histopathology in the P448Lneo− mouse model of FKRP-deficient muscular dystrophy

Weight

(n = 8)

1 month

2 months

6 months

9 months

BL6

FKRP

BL6

FKRP

BL6

FKRP

BL6

FKRP

Body (g)

19 ± 1.2

19.6 ± 0.9

21.9 ± 1.5

22.3 ± 0.83

28 ± 1.7

30 ± 1.2

33 ± 6.0

31 ± 1.7

GAS/BW(10−6)

6.2 ± 0.5

6.3 ± 0.3

6.4 ± 0.4

6.5 ± 0.4

5.4 ± 1

6.0 ± 0.2***

5.0 ± 0.2

6.3 ± 0.5***

Sol/BW(10−7)

3.7 ± 0.3

3.7 ± 0.2

3.8 ± 0.9

3.6 ± 0.5

3.0 ± 0.4

3.5 ± 0.2*

3.3 ± 0.3

4.1 ± 0.4**

TA/BW(10−6)

2.4 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.2

2.3 ± 0.1

2.3 ± 0.2

1.8 ± 0.2

2.2 ± 0.2***

1.4 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.3***

Triceps/BW(10−6)

4.1 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.6

4.3 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.6

4.5 ± 0.3***

3.3 ± 0.6

5.4 ± 0.9***

Quad/BW(10−6)

7.0 ± 0.2

7.3 ± 1.1

5.7 ± 0.8

6.0 ± 0.8

5.3 ± 0.8

6.5 ± 0.9*

5.0 ± 0.9

6.3 ± 0.4**

Heart/BW(10−6)

5.0 ± 0.2

5.3 ± 0.5

5.1 ± 0.2

5.2 ± 0.4

4.3 ± 0.3

4.4 ± 0.2

3.9 ± 0.5

4.4 ± 0.4*

Brain/BW(10−6)

21 ± 1.2

20 ± 3.6

20 ± 1.4

19 ± 1

16 ± 1.2

15 ± 0.5*

14.5 ± 2.8

14.2 ± 0.1

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001; using t test when compared to BL6 control mice at same age. Data presented as mean ± SD. GAS gastrocnemius, Sol soleus, TA tibialis anterior, Quad quadriceps, BW body weight