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Table 3 Statistical and percentage analysis of differences between experimental groups with respect to glycogen phosphorylase a and phosphofructokinase activity

From: Heat acclimation-induced changes in heart glycogen/glucose metabolism in rats

GPa activity (nmol Pi min−1 mg prot.−1)

PFK activity (U/mg prot.)

Group

Means ± SD

%

Group

Means ± SD

%

Group

Means ± SD

%

Group

Means ± SD

%

C

56.38 ± 7.7

    

C

8.83 ± 1.2

    

6 h

52.54 ± 4.3

−6.8

7d

39.51 ± 3.9*

−29.9

6 h

8.33 ± 1.8

−9.5

7d

3.12 ± 1.2*

−64.6

12 h

66.73 ± 8.4

18.3

14d

53.27 ± 5.9

−5.5

12 h

10.54 ± 2.5

6.5

14d

5.77 ± 2.3*

−34.6

24 h

101.21 ± 5.7*

79.5

21d

93.06 ± 7.6*

65.0

24 h

17.91 ± 2.2*

102.8

21d

7.47 ± 0.9

−15.3

48 h

69.96 ± 11.4*

24.0

28d

90.69 ± 7.1*

60.8

48 h

10.35 ± 2.5*

22.4

28d

8.87 ± 0.6

0.4

  1. % ratio between control (C) group and heat-exposed (6, 12, 24 and 48 h, and 7, 14, 21, and 28 days) groups of animals
  2. p < 0.05 in comparison with control (C) animals