Table 2 Liver Parameters

Body weight (g)

392.6 ± 5.9

433.3 ± 6.1^††

436.0 ± 6.5

487.1 ± 10.7^**

510.4 ± 11.5

477.3 ± 9.5

477.9 ± 18.9

Post 4-week body weight gain (g)

ND

ND

43.38 ± 3.82

53.88 ± 6.81^*

78.73 ± 8.24^#

45.00 ± 5.96

49.50 ± 7.88

Liver weight (g)

9.9 ± 0.07

18.7 ± 0.40^††

14.05 ± 0.39

20.08 ± 0.67^**

18.55 ± 0.48

19.78 ± 0.70

20.72 ± 1.07

Liver/Body weight ratio (%)

2.69 ± 0.02

4.31 ± 0.03

3.15 ± 0.02

4.12 ± 0.17

3.64 ± 0.14

4.14 ± 0.22

4.32 ± 0.22

Food intake (kal/d)

73.5 ± 3.1

102.2 ± 3.8^††

75.60 ± 4.0

110.24 ± 5.2^**

112.36 ± 3.8

106.54 ± 6.1

104.88 ± 5.6

Liver TG (mg/g)

20.2 ± 0.6

58.3 ± 1.2^††

24.1 ± 0.6

67.2 ± 2.6^**

48.1 ± 0.9^##

47.8 ± 1.3^##

46.2 ± 13^##

Liver glycogen (mg/g)

ND

ND

46.7 ± 4.57

16.8 ± 1.33^**

30.8 ± 1.95^##

31.02 ± 1.62^##

ND

ALT (u/l)

51.6 ± 2.8

54.4 ± 2.7

56.04 ± 8.91

52.28 ± 5.60

62.51 ± 8.68

70.19 ± 12.76

66.4 ± 8.75

AST (u/l)

125.5 ± 12.9

88.8 ± 3.6

110.1 ± 10.79

91.4 ± 12.59

90.2 ± 15.35

132.4 ± 87.98

89.7 ± 8.70