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Table 3 Hormone and metabolic profiles in blood serum

From: GLP1 and GIP are involved in the action of synbiotics in broiler chickens

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Control

Synbiotic 1

Synbiotic 2

Insulin, nmol/L

0.184 ± 0.027

0.167 ± 0.032

0.251 ± 0.058

Glucagon, nmol/L

0.088 ± 0.010

0.091 ± 0.019

0.087 ± 0.020

Insulin/Glucagon, mol/mol

2.592 ± 0.812

2.372 ± 0.699

3.459 ± 0.770

Corticosterone, ng/mL

96.21 ± 3.10

101.7 ± 11.34

97.62 ± 6.01

Leptin, ng/mL

0.170 ± 0.047

0.139 ± 0.012

0.161 ± 0.019

Total T4, ng/mL

19.35 ± 1.59

16.75 ± 0.75

16.99 ± 1.08

Free T4, pg/mL

8.827 ± 1.703

10.350 ± 1.071

8.575 ± 1.110

Total T3, ng/mL

0.774 ± 0.150

0.971 ± 0.227

0.761 ± 0.164

Free T3, pg/mL

1.847 ± 0.126

2.270 ± 0.272

1.684 ± 0.132

Glucose, mg/dL

206.40 ± 1.51

201.91 ± 2.53

198.48 ± 5.34

NEFA, mmol/L

0.56 ± 0.02

0.68 ± 0.03

0.56 ± 0.02

Triglycerides, mg/dL

115.61 ± 11.19

124.20 ± 8.71

106.62 ± 8.36

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

121.53 ± 2.28

117.95 ± 9.46

119.28 ± 6.57

Free cholesterol, mg/dL

10.06 ± 0.97

10.57 ± 3.32

9.53 ± 1.66

  1. Results are means ± SEM (n = 8)