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Table 7 Plasma concentrations of hormones and metabolites 1 h after supplementation at d 140 of pregnancy (P140) of fetuses or 2 h post-birth of lambs from 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

 

Fetal and lamb plasma

 

P140

2 h post-birth

 

Arginine

Control

SEM

P value

Arginine

Control

SEM

P value

n

6

6

  

10

10

  

Insulin ng/mL

0.12

0.06

0.03

0.12

0.39

0.10

0.11

0.03

IGF-1 ng/mL

94.4

93.1

7.0

0.91

100.1

95.1

10.4

0.62

Glucose mmol/L

1.51

1.52

0.39

0.98

4.49

3.47

0.51

0.15

NEFA mmol/L

0.10

0.14

0.06

0.29

1.50

1.47

0.11

0.91

Glycerol mmol/L

0.12

0.17

0.06

0.42

0.80

1.00

0.10

0.15

Triglycerides mmol/L

0.14

0.07

0.04

0.49

1.40

1.38

0.17

0.99

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