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Fig. 7 | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Fig. 7

From: Treatment with Rhodiola crenulata root extract ameliorates insulin resistance in fructose-fed rats by modulating sarcolemmal and intracellular fatty acid translocase/CD36 redistribution in skeletal muscle

Fig. 7

Sarcolemmal CD36 expression in skeletal muscle fibers of rats. The fructose controls (Rhodiola 0 mg/kg) and fructose Rhodiola (50 mg/kg) group had free access to 10 % fructose in their drinking water over 18 weeks. The water controls (Rhodiola 0 mg/kg) had free access to a tap water. Rhodiola (50 mg/kg) was administered by gavage daily during the last 5 weeks. The water and fructose controls received vehicle (5 % Gum Arabic) alone. Transverse cryosections from gastrocnemius were fixed and stained with anti-CD36 rabbit polyclonal antibody. Muscle fiber was rated as 1, 2 or 3 based on the intensity of the sarcolemmal CD36 fluorescent signal. ~100 fibers were rated each rat. The percentage of different group fibers given each rating was calculated. Data are means ± SEM (n = 6 each group). * P < 0.05

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