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 7

Volume density of collagen fibers of the medial gastrocnemius muscle in the studied groups. Mean ± standard deviation.

GroupVv [col] %

CVS7.97 ± 4.73
VOS15.32 ± 5.58
VOT14.84 ± 3.53
CAS8.40 ± 4.20
AOS14.46 ± 8.28
AOT22.15 ± 7.33
Total

Equal letters represent equal averages; different letters or numbers represent the statistical differences ().