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Table 4 Summary of the postprandial incorporation of dietary nitrogen into tissue in rats 5 h after the meal

From: Rapeseed and milk protein exhibit a similar overall nutritional value but marked difference in postprandial regional nitrogen utilization in rats

 

Acute

Chronic

 

Dietary nitrogen

MPI

RPI

MPI

RPI

 

(% of ingested) in:

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Stat effect a

GI tract b

7.9a

0.9

10.1b

1.2

7.8a

0.5

9.4b

0.9

PS: P < 0.0001

Hepatic pools c

14.8

1.8

15.1

1.8

14.8

2.3

14.6

1.4

NS

Visceral organs d

23.8

2.5

26.5

2.8

23.6

2.5

25.2

1.6

PS: P < 0.05

Peripheral pools e

36.7

7.5

34.0

3.6

35.4

7.4

31.8

2.8

NS

Total incorporation

60.4

7.8

60.4

6.2

59.0

9.5

56.9

4.1

NS

  1. NS: not significant, PS: protein source, A: adaptation. a Two way ANOVA; b GI: gastrointestinal, Incorporation in stomach, small intestine, cecum and colon; c Incorporation in liver and plasma protein; d Incorporation in hepatic pools, GI tract and kidneys; e Incorporation in muscle and skin. Means in a row with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05, Tukey post-hoc test).