| |
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
|
- 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).
