Triterpenoid-Rich Extract from Antrodia camphorata Improves Physical Fatigue and Exercise Performance in Mice

Figure 5

Effect of AC on muscular and hepatic glycogen levels. Mice were pretreated with vehicle, AC-50, or AC-200 for 7 days and then killed 1 h later. Glycogen levels in muscle and liver tissues were determined. Data are mean ± SEM (𝑛=10 mice). (a) Skeletal muscle glycogen: ^∗𝑃<0.005, ^∗∗𝑃<0.0001 compared to vehicle control. (b) Liver glycogen: ^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.005 compared to vehicle control. (c) Light micrographs of liver tissue hepatocytes stained with periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) (magnification ×200; scale bar, 10 𝜇m).

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