Low-Protein Diet during Lactation and Maternal Metabolism in Rats

Table 3

Relative mass (g/100g body mass) and lipid content (g) of tissues and carcass of non-lactating and lactating rats fed a control (CNL and CL) or low-protein (LPNL and LPL) diets.

	GROUPS
	CNL	CL	LPNL	LPL
	Relative mass of tissues (g/100 g)
MAG	2.0 ± 0.𝑃<.05	3.2 ± 0.𝑛=7	3.0 ± 0.𝑡	2.5 ± 0.𝑃<.05
GON	5.4 ± 0.3	4.2 ± 0.3*	6.2 ± 0.5	4.4 ± 0.4*
CARC	72.6 ± 0.8	69.2 ± 0.5*	72.4 ± 0.8	71.4 ± 0.5*
	Lipid content (g/100 g)
MAG	68 ± 2	21 ± 5.0*	71 ± 1.0	32 ± 7.0*
GON	79.2 ± 3.5	78 ± 2.0*	79.6 ± 0.6	76 ±1.0*
CARC	9.0 ± 1.0	6.4 ± 0.7	8.2 ± 0.9	6.3 ± 1.0

CNL, CL, LPNL groups = 7; LPL group = 8 rats. Values are means ± SEM.
*Statistical difference related to non-lactating rats (Two-Way ANOVA; 𝑛=7).
^#Statistical difference related to control rats (Two-Way ANOVA; ^∗𝑃<.05).
Different letters indicate statistical differences (Tukey HSD test; 𝑡).