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Table 2 Total lipid and triglyceride content in tissue in the riboflavin-deficient group and the control group

From: Maternal diet deficient in riboflavin induces embryonic death associated with alterations in the hepatic proteome of duck embryos

Variable

RD

CON

SEM

P-value

Maternal liver

 Total lipid (%)

18.1

14.2

1.02

0.053

 TG (mg/g)

22.5

25.2

1.07

0.230

Egg yolk

 total lipid (%)

0.28

0.28

0.006

0.592

 TG (mg/g)

42.0

45.9

3.07

0.538

Embryonic liver (E20)

 Total lipid (%)

22.6

22.8

0.67

0.894

 TG (mg/g)

10.6

9.24

0.55

0.226

Embryonic liver (E27)

 Total lipid (%)

17.2

15.5

0.60

0.187

 TG (mg/g)

7.78a

4.37b

0.44

< 0.001

  1. SEM standard error of the mean, TG triglyceride, RD riboflavin-deficient, CON control
  2. a, bMean values with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05). Data were analysed by a T-test. Data are expressed as the mean and pooled SEM (n = 10)