α-Tocopherol Protects the Heart, Muscles, and Testes from Lipid Peroxidation in Growing Male Rats Subjected to Physical Efforts

Table 3

The effects of training and α-tocopherol supplementation on organ weight and somatic index ().

(a)

Development indicators	Groups				value^1 C vs. E	value CT vs. ET
	Control		Vitamin E
	C	CT	E	ET
	Liver
Weight (g)					0.04	NS
value	NS		NS
Somatic index (%)					NS	NS
value	NS		NS
Heart
Weight (g)					0.0005	<0.0001
value	NS		NS
Somatic index (%)					0.02	0.01
value	NS		NS
Testes
Weight (g)					NS	NS
value	NS		NS
Somatic index (%)					NS	NS
value	NS		NS

(b)

	Two-way ANOVA, value
	Training	Vitamin E	Training × vitamin E
Liver
Weight (g)	NS	0.03	NS
Somatic index (%)	NS	NS	NS
Heart
Weight (g)	NS	<0.0001	NS
Somatic index (%)	NS	0.0007	NS
Testes
Weight (g)	NS	NS	NS
Somatic index (%)	NS	NS	NS

C: control group nonsupplemented with α-tocopherol, not trained; CT: control group nonsupplemented with α-tocopherol, trained; E: group supplemented with α-tocopherol, not trained; ET: group supplemented with α-tocopherol, trained; ¹Tukey HSD post hoc test, value ≤0.05; NS: not significant.