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Table 4 Influence of dietary treatments on relative mRNA expression of amino acid transporters in ileum of broiler chickens at 35 d post-hatchc

From: Influence of starch sources and dietary protein levels on intestinal functionality and intestinal mucosal amino acids catabolism in broiler chickens

Treatment

Amino acid transporters

Starch

Protein

ATB 0,+

EAAT3

CAT1

APN

rBAT

B 0 AT1

y + LAT1

LAT1

Waxy rice

High

1.41

1.35

1.14

1.04

0.89

1.57

1.93

0.81

Low

0.94

1.63

0.78

1.04

0.7

2.06

1.85

1.17

Maize

High

1.18

0.86

1.07

1.15

1.02

1.06

1.02

1.07

Low

1.10

1.35

1.24

1.08

0.79

1.08

0.95

1.14

Amylose

High

0.47

0.77

0.62

0.59

0.49

0.59

0.90

0.85

Low

0.48

0.92

0.77

0.43

0.42

0.57

1.02

1.74

SEM

0.124

0.085

0.072

0.085

0.051

0.110

0.104

0.097

Main effects: Starch

 Waxy rice

1.18b

1.49b

0.96ab

1.04b

0.80b

1.82c

1.89b

0.99

 Maize

1.14b

1.11ab

1.16b

1.11b

0.91b

1.07b

0.99a

1.10

 Amylose

0.48a

0.85a

0.70a

0.51a

0.45a

0.58a

0.96a

1.30

Protein

 High

1.02

0.99b

0.94

0.92

0.80

1.07

1.28

0.91b

 Low

0.84

1.30a

0.93

0.85

0.64

1.24

1.27

1.35a

Significance (P-value)

 Starch

0.036

0.003

0.029

0.006

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.373

 Protein

0.446

0.040

0.921

0.636

0.050

0.270

0.958

0.018

 Starch × Protein

0.669

0.631

0.202

0.910

0.665

0.313

0.845

0.170

  1. cValues are the mean and pooled standard error of the mean (SEM), n = 6 chicken/group
  2. a-bmeans within each group with different letter designations differ (P < 0.05)