Research Article

Morphological and Biochemical Effects on the Skeletal Muscle of Ovariectomized Old Female Rats Submitted to the Intake of Diets with Vegetable or Animal Protein and Resistance Training

Table 6

Volume density (%) of type I, IIA, and IIB muscle fibers and interstitium of the medial gastrocnemius muscle. Mean ± standard deviation.

GroupVv [type I fiber]
%
Vv [type IIA fiber]
%
Vv [type IIB fiber]
%
Vv [interstitium]
%

CVS19.02 ± 7.7823.38 ± 8.4848.25 ± 9.669.09 ± 3.6
VOS13.54 ± 6.4427.00 ± 6.9953.21 ± 8.535.57 ± 2.71
VOT18.37 ± 5.6226.73 ± 6.3545.74 ± 6.088.90 ± 3.27
CAS15.38 ± 5.3621.62 ± 7.5849.40 ± 9.6213.32 ± 3.62
AOS24.48 ± 7.0624.18 ± 6.5346.00 ± 7.024.65 ± 2.30
AOT 6.54 ± 3.7614.68 ± 4.7668.08 ± 10.9910.36 ± 8.18

Equal letters represent equal averages; different letters represent the statistical differences.