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Table 4 Muscle and collagen breakdown

From: Metabolomic analysis of longissimus from underperforming piglets relative to piglets with normal preweaning growth

Metabolite

Ratio (S21/C21)

P-valuea,b

Trans-4-hydroxyproline

1.32

0.0019

3-Methylhistidine

1.49

0.0025

N-delta-acetylornithine

1.92

0.0028

Proline

1.28

0.0040

Guanidinoacetate (glycocyamine)

1.45

0.0097

Creatine

0.94

0.0111

Creatinine

0.86

0.0141

Glutamate

1.25

0.0195

Homocitrulline

1.56

0.0238

Pro-hydroxy-Pro

1.19

0.0340

Glutamine

1.30

0.0489

  1. an = 8 animals per group
  2. bPaired t-test analysis of longissimus muscle from slow growing and control littermates