Effect of 2,4-Thiazolidinedione on Limousin Cattle Growth and on Muscle and Adipose Tissue Metabolism

Table 2

Cellular synthesis and size in treated 2,4-Thiazolidinedione (TZD) (T), and Control (C) animals’ tissues.

Tissues	Cellular synthesis RNA : DNA ratios			Cellular size DNA : protein ratios
	C	T	P	C	T	P
Muscle	20.5	5.8	*	0.012	0.019	*
Adipose (omentum)	30.9	11.6	***	0.016	0.017	NS
Adipose (perirenal)	32.5	18.5	*	0.011	0.016	*
Adipose (SC)	14.8	59.0	***	0.014	0.006	**

NS: not significant; C: Control; T: Thiazolidinedione-(TZD-) treated; SC: Subcutaneous. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.