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Table 6 Plasma concentrations of hormones and metabolites 1 h after supplementation at d 140 of pregnancy (P140) or 2 h post-birth of twin-bearing ewes either supplemented with arginine or saline (control) from P100 to P140 or parturition 1

From: Parenteral administration of twin-bearing ewes with L-arginine enhances the birth weight and brown fat stores in sheep

 

Ewe plasma

 

P140

2 h post-birth

 

Arginine

Control

SEM

P value

Arginine

Control

SEM

P value

n

6

6

  

5

5

  

Insulin, ng/mL

0.33

0.05

0.07

0.02

0.68

0.56

0.18

0.74

IGF-1, ng/mL

130.6

138.5

12.3

0.66

136.4

197.2

32.0

0.22

Glucose, mmol/L

3.74

2.92

0.18

0.01

6.19

6.62

0.43

0.50

NEFA, mmol/L

0.33

0.76

0.14

0.05

0.35

0.40

0.10

0.20

Glycerol, mmol/L

0.05

0.07

0.01

0.11

0.08

0.07

0.02

0.82

Triglycerides, mmol/L

0.41

0.35

0.04

0.40

0.35

0.33

0.04

0.77

  1. 1Data are presented as means and average SEM, together with P value for the treatment effect.