Fig. 4: Whey protein intervention improves muscle function in DEX-administered mice. | npj Science of Food

Fig. 4: Whey protein intervention improves muscle function in DEX-administered mice.

From: Composition of gut microbiota involved in alleviation of dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy by whey protein

Fig. 4

a Flow chart of the experimental design for whey protein intervention. Effect of natural recovery (D+D-,10 mice) and whey protein (D+W+,10 mice) intervention on body weight (b), food intake (c), grip strength (d), soleus muscle weight (e), and gastrocnemius muscle weight (f) of mice after 3 weeks of dexamethasone discontinuation. Values are means ±s.e.m. Differences were assessed by independent sample t-test and denoted as follows: ns, no statistical differences; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ****P < 0.0001.

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