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Table 5 Lycopene contents in plasma and tissues of broiler chickens fed diets containing lycopene for 4 weeks

From: Effect of lycopene on the copper-induced oxidation of low-density lipoprotein in broiler chickens

 

CONT

LP10

LP20

TP17

Leg meat (µg/g)

ND

ND

ND

ND

Liver (µg/g)

ND

1.667 ± 0.347b

3.687 ± 0.808a

0.197 ± 0.054c

Plasma (µg/mL)

ND

0.103 ± 0.020a

0.122 ± 0.015a

0.038 ± 0.007b

  1. Values reported as mean ± SE (n = 4/treatment)
  2. CONT = no-added basal diet, LP10 = lycopene at 10 ppm in basal diet; LP20 = lycopene at 20 ppm in basal diet; TP17 = tomato paste at 1.7 % in basal diet
  3. ND not detected
  4. a–cValues in the same row not sharing a common superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05)
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