Fig. 4From: Effects of dietary valine supplementation during late gestation on the reproductive performance and mammary gland development of giltsEffects of dietary valine to lysine ratio during late gestation on regulation of mTOR pathway in mammary tissue. LV: total valine: lysine = 0.63: 1; MV: total valine: lysine = 0.73: 1; HV: total valine: lysine = 0.93: 1. a, b shows the relative protein expression in mammary tissue of gilts at day 1 of lactation, n = 4. c, d shows the relative protein expression in mammary tissue of gilts at day 21 of lactation, n = 4. mTOR: mammalian target of rapamycin; S6: ribosomal protein S6 kinase; 4EBP1: 4E-binding protein 1. All data with error bars represent the mean ± SEM. P1 = linear, P2 = quadratic. Means not sharing the same letter are different (P < 0.05)Back to article page