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Table 2 Plasma EAA, leucine and insulin levels in rats, measured 60 min after administration1

From: Effects of whey protein hydrolysate ingestion on post-exercise muscle protein synthesis compared with intact whey protein in rats

 

Group·Protein doses (g protein/kg BW)

p (two-factor ANOVA)

 

Controls·0

WPH·0.5

WPC·0.5

WPH·2.0

WPC·2.0

Treatment

Dose

Interaction

EAA (μmol/L)

1907 ± 39

2034 ± 35

2221 ± 59#

4994 ± 179#

5322 ± 287#

0.147

< 0.001

0.684

Leu (μmol/L)

226 ± 11

252 ± 7a

309 ± 15a,#

850 ± 32b,#

1047 ± 57c,#

0.001

<  0.001

0.049

Insulin (pmol/L)

5.3 ± 0.5

6.5 ± 0.4ab

4.4 ± 0.8a

7.5 ± 1.3ab

10.5 ± 1.7b

0.668

0.004

0.036

  1. 1Values are mean ± SEM. a, b, cMean values with unlike letters were significantly different, p < 0.05; Tukey’s post hoc test. # Significantly different from Controls·0, p < 0.05; Bonferroni corrected t tests
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Nutrition & Metabolism

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