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Table 4 Effects of in ovo leptin administration on leptin concentration and lipid metabolic parameters in liver and serum of newly hatched chicks

From: In ovo leptin administration affects hepatic lipid metabolism and microRNA expression in newly hatched broiler chickens

Parameter

Control

Leptin

Liver

leptin (ng/g T-protein)

42.71 ± 4.06

58.06 ± 5.42*

 

TG (μmol/g liver)

23.15 ± 1.38

20.12 ± 0.54

 

Tch (μmol/g liver)

16.88 ± 0.62

13.80 ± 0.13**

Serum

leptin (ng/mL)

1.10 ± 0.11

1.53 ± 0.10**

 

TG (mmol/L)

0.67 ± 0.06

0.90 ± 0.07*

 

Tch (mmol/L)

8.44 ± 0.22

9.93 ± 0.43*

 

ApoB (g/L)

0.096 ± 0.009

0.138 ± 0.017*

  1. Values are represented as means ± SEM, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared with control, n = 12.