Amino acids | Djungarian hamster | Roborovskii hamster | Results of ANOVA | ||||
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 | Light | Dark | Light | Dark | Species | Time | Interaction |
Essential amino acids | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
  L-Valine | 318 ± 24 | 316 ± 9 | 348 ± 37 | 410 ± 35 | P < 0.05 | NS | NS |
  L-Histidine | 125 ± 4 | 136 ± 3 | 105 ± 3 | 112 ± 9 | P < 0.01 | NS | NS |
  L-Methionine | 75.3 ± 3.7 | 65.1 ± 4.3 | 80.6 ± 5.7 | 87.0 ± 3.6 | P < 0.01 | NS | NS |
  L-Tryptophan | 54.6 ± 3.2 | 54.0 ± 6.5 | 25.6 ± 2.7 | 90.8 ± 7.3 | NS | P < 0.01 | P < 0.01 |
  L-Phenylalanine | 101 ± 3 | 104 ± 7 | 129 ± 2 | 145 ± 10 | P < 0.01 | NS | NS |
  L-Leucine | 235 ± 17 | 242 ± 6 | 206 ± 10 | 274 ± 25 | NS | P < 0.05 | NS |
  L-Isoleucine | 143 ± 10 | 142 ± 3 | 134 ± 10 | 162 ± 15 | NS | NS | NS |
Nonessential amino acids | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
  L-Serine | 290 ± 27 | 324 ± 21 | 374 ± 17 | 432 ± 13 | P < 0.01 | P < 0.05 | NS |
  Taurine | 402 ± 49 | 326 ± 39 | 467 ± 20 | 435 ± 45 | P < 0.05 | NS | NS |
  L-Aspartic acid | 19.0 ± 2.5 | 13.7 ± 0.7 | 20.6 ± 2.4 | 21.2 ± 2.6 | NS | NS | NS |
  L-Alanine | 579 ± 19 | 634 ± 57 | 706 ± 20 | 847 ± 70 | P < 0.01 | NS | NS |
  D-Alanine | 12.6 ± 2.6 | 8.0 ± 0.9 | 7.1 ± 0.8 | 5.6 ± 0.6 | P < 0.01 | P < 0.05 | NS |
  L-Glutamine | 956 ± 66 | 1199 ± 66 | 1159 ± 18 | 1176 ± 89 | NS | NS | NS |
  L-Arginine | 216 ± 20 | 247 ± 8 | 213 ± 14 | 296 ± 86 | NS | NS | NS |
  D-Methionine | 6.23 ± 0.47 | 6.86 ± 0.69 | 7.85 ± 0.58 | 9.71 ± 1.25 | P < 0.05 | NS | NS |
  L-Tyrosine | 102 ± 7 | 90 ± 7 | 96 ± 6 | 105 ± 8 | NS | NS | NS |
  D-Tyrosine | 25.9 ± 2.8 | 20.1 ± 1.5 | 21.9 ± 0.9 | 21.7 ± 1.8 | NS | NS | NS |