Table 2 Mean ± SD of serum and liver concentrations of activin-A and follistatin in the different groups

166.5 ± 41.7

216.1 ± 45.7

128.9 ± 40.9

72.6 ± 22.1

92.08 ± 15.3^a

115.2 ± 37.5^a

354.15 ± 91.1^a

157.4 ± 28.5^a

56.5 ± 10.9^{a, b}

112.4 ± 41.6^a

212.4 ± 40.4^{a, b}

134.4 ± 38.6^a

174.7 ± 35.8^{b, c}

281.8 ± 84.2^{b, c}

98.9 ± 33.4^{b, c}

82.2 ± 23.5^{b, c}