J Endocrinol Metab

Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, ISSN 1923-2861 print, 1923-287X online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 2, Number 1, February 2012, pages 21-25

Effect of Cafeteria Diet Feeding on Soleus Intramyocellular Lipid of Wistar Rats

Figure

Figure 1. Transmission electronic microscope photographs ofsoleus muscles of male Wistar rats fed control (A, top) or cafeteria diet (B, bottom).The cuts were stained with OsO₄. M: mitochondria; L: lipid droplet. Magnification: the bar represents 1000 nm.

Table

**Table 1.** Lipid and Mitochondria Content of *Soleus* Muscle of Control and Cafeteria Diet-Fed Male Rats
Parameter	Units	30 day-control diet	30 day-cafeteria diet	P
% of FSA = percentage of the observed field = s surface area (13.82 µm²).
Mean lipid droplet area	µm²	0.014 ± 0.001	0.016 ± 0.001	NS
Number of lipid droplets per field		19.1 ± 3.71	23.1 ± 5.11	NS
Lipid droplet area per field	µm²	0.171 ± 0.083	0.244 ± 0.012	< 0.001
	% of FSA	1.24 ± 0.06	1.77 ± 0.09	< 0.001
Mean mitochondria area	µm²	0.057 ± 0.003	0.064 ± 0.003	NS
Number of mitochondria per field		10.3 ± 1.91	11.1 ± 1.01	NS
Mitochondrial area per field	µm²	0.530 ± 0.018	0.682 ± 0.029	< 0.001
	% of FSA	3.84 ± 0.14	4.94 ± 0.212	< 0.001