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Table 5 Influence of diet δ15N values (‰) on δ15N incorporation into tissues in Trial 2

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

Tissues

Treatment

Time, d

P value

δ13C = −21.76‰

δ13C = −19.34‰

0

3

7

14

21

SEM

Group

Time

Group × Time

δ15N = 0.53‰

δ15N = 4.73‰

         

Liver

6.88b

8.99a

9.04a

7.74b

7.91b

7.85b

7.41b

0.25

< 0.01

0.02

< 0.01

Muscle

5.24b

6.28a

5.85a

5.55a

5.96a

5.66a

5.81a

0.18

< 0.01

0.77

0.01

Blood

5.60a

6.01a

8.26a

5.79b

7.87a

4.98b

3.93c

0.35

0.34

< 0.01

0.20

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