Research Article

Increased Mitochondrial Protein Levels and Bioenergetics in the Musculus Rectus Femoris of Wfs1-Deficient Mice

Table 2

Anatomical characteristics of Wfs1-deficient and wild-type mice.

CharacteristicWT ()Wfs1KO ()

Body weight (g)30.9 ± 1.119.9 ± 1.2
Heart weight (mg)161.5 ± 8.3113.4 ± 7.6
Heart/body weight ratio (mg/g)5.59 ± 0.346.05 ± 0.06
Soleus muscle weight (mg)5.47 ± 0.284.50 ± 0.41
Soleus muscle/body weight ratio (mg/g)0.189 ± 0.0060.235 ± 0.020
Quadriceps femoris muscle weight (mg)196.7 ± 5.93100.3 ± 3.62
Quadriceps femoris muscle/body weight ratio (mg/g)6.05 ± 0.094.82 ± 0.27

Means ± SEM are shown. Compared to wild type: , , and .