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Table 4 Effects of Chinese herbal medicine on plasma glucose, protein and energy metabolism in sheep

From: Effects of Chinese herbal medicine on plasma glucose, protein and energy metabolism in sheep

Items

MH-diet

CHM-diet

SEM

P-value

Glucose concentration, mmol/L

3.36

3.33

0.15

0.84

GluTR, mmol/kg0.75/h

1.45

1.56

0.04

0.17

α-KIC concentration, μmol/L

9.5

8.9

1.3

0.42

LeuTR, μmol/kg0.75/h

398

422

23

0.16

LeuOX, μmol/kg0.75/h

102

160

11

0.06

WBPS, g/kgBW0.75/d

14.1

12.5

1.4

0.15

HP, kcal/kg0.75/h

3.94

4.25

0.07

0.05

  1. MH-diet = mixed hay of orchardgrass and reed canarygrass; CHM-diet = MH-diet supplemented with 2% of Chinese herbal medicine mixture; SEM = standard error of the mean; GluTR = turnover rate of plasma glucose; α-KIC = α-ketoisocaproic acid; LeuTR = turnover rate of plasma leucine; LeuOX = oxidation rate of leucine; WBPS = whole body protein synthesis; HP = heat production.