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Table 4 Muscle fiber diameters and numbers

From: Modified halloysite nanotubes reduce the toxic effects of zearalenone in gestating sows on growth and muscle development of their offsprings

Item

Control

2.77 mg/kg ZEN

2.76 mg/kg ZEN+ 1 % MHNTs

Newborn

Muscle fibre numbers

1.00 ± 0.02b

0.93 ± 0.02a

0.95 ± 0.02ab

Muscle fibre diameter

9.98 ± 0.42b

8.40 ± 0.33a

9.48 ± 0.40ab

Weaning

Muscle fibre numbers

1.00 ± 0.02b

0.93 ± 0.03a

1.01 ± 0.01b

Muscle fibre diameter

18.55 ± 0.86b

15.40 ± 0.79a

18.78 ± 0.96b

Growing-finishing

Muscle fibre numbers

1.00 ± 0.01b

0.97 ± 0.01a

1.00 ± 0.01b

Muscle fibre diameter

49.55 ± 1.63

49.12 ± 1.04

48.78 ± 1.64

  1. Data are means ± SEM
  2. ZEN zearalenone
  3. MHNTs modified halloysite nanotubes
  4. a, b, cmeans within a row with no common superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05)