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Table 2 Influence of diet δ13C values (‰) on δ13C incorporation into tissues in Trial 1

From: Effect of dietary stable isotopic ratios of carbon and nitrogen on the extent of their incorporation into tissues of rats

Tissue

Treatments

Time, d

P value

δ13C = −17.90‰

δ13C = −13.89‰

0

3

7

14

21

SEM

Group

Time

Group × Time

δ15N = 3.08‰

δ15N = 2.37‰

         

Liver

−19.08a

−19.45a

−18.95a

−19.01a

−18.98a

−20.02a

−19.65a

0.29

0.39

0.35

0.22

Muscle

−19.51a

−19.45a

−19.32a

−19.51a

−19.74a

−19.64a

−19.17a

0.14

0.74

0.23

0.83

Blood

−19.22a

−19.10a

−19.20a

−19.18a

−19.09a

−19.19a

−19.17a

0.09

0.33

0.93

0.34

Lipid

−23.16a

−22.06a

−22.49a

−22.25a

−22.89a

−23.76b

−24.16b

0.22

0.05

< 0.01

0.20

  1. a, b, c Mean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).