|
Copper source1
|
Copper level, mg/kg
|
Pooled SEM
|
P-value
|
---|
0
|
20
|
40
|
80
|
160
|
200
|
Treatment
|
Linear
|
Quadratic
|
---|
Plasma, μg/mL
|
TBCC
|
1.40
|
1.41
|
1.41
|
1.39
|
1.38
|
1.36
|
0.02
|
0.320
|
0.029
|
0.074
|
CuPro
|
1.40
|
1.42
|
1.40
|
1.39
|
1.38
|
–
|
0.02
|
0.390
|
0.144
|
0.350
|
Bile, μg/mL
|
TBCC
|
0.92d
|
0.89d
|
1.95c
|
2.87b
|
3.23a
|
3.20a
|
0.03
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
CuPro
|
0.92e
|
1.10d, *
|
2.36c, *
|
3.21b, #
|
3.44a, *
|
–
|
0.04
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
Liver, mg/kg
|
TBCC
|
23.43b
|
23.58b
|
24.12b
|
24.00b
|
32.96a
|
33.92a
|
0.61
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
CuPro
|
23.43c
|
23.58c
|
23.77c
|
31.91b, *
|
37.01a, *
|
–
|
0.41
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
Duodenum, mg/kg
|
TBCC
|
2.80bc
|
2.77c
|
2.80bc
|
2.89b
|
3.41a
|
3.38a
|
0.02
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
CuPro
|
2.80c
|
2.80c
|
2.83c
|
3.06b, *
|
3.58a, *
|
–
|
0.02
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
Jejunum, mg/kg
|
TBCC
|
5.01c
|
4.97c
|
5.05bc
|
5.07bc
|
5.15b
|
5.28a
|
0.03
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
CuPro
|
5.01c
|
5.09bc, *
|
5.10bc
|
5.12b, *
|
5.30a, *
|
–
|
0.02
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
- a-d Means within a row without a common superscript letter are different (P < 0.05)
- * different from the corresponding TBCC group at the same supplemented copper level, P < 0.05
- # tend to be different from the corresponding TBCC group at the same supplemented copper level, 0.05 < P < 0.10
- 1TBCC tribasic copper chloride, CuPro copper proteinate