Table 6 Variation in plasma Glu and Gln concentrations by 8 weeks of Glu supplementation in feed

2.92 ± 0.43

3.27 ± 0.35

3.82 ± 0.38

3.72 ± 0.44

9.33 ± 0.58

10.17 ± 0.86

3.56 ± 0.25

3.57 ± 0.43

162.2 ± 15.7

181.6 ± 10.4

179.0 ± 8.5

168.6 ± 21.7

180.0 ± 9.0

187.4 ± 20.5

163.0 ± 7.2

147.8 ± 13.2

1004.7 ± 69.0^a

1169.7 ± 83.4^a

695.1 ± 40.3^b

925.1 ± 69.1^ab

382.5 ± 22.1^a

599.2 ± 35.9^b

557.4 ± 55.5^b

673.0 ± 93.6^b

279.8 ± 17.4^a

305.2 ± 25.9^a

106.9 ± 7.4^b

107.2 ± 12.8^b

87.6 ± 12.9

98.0 ± 10.6

114.7 ± 11.3

111.5 ± 13.1

120.1 ± 12.1^ab

115.2 ± 17.5^a

157.2 ± 9.3^ab

178.2 ± 20.3^b

22.2 ± 1.7^a

68.5 ± 17.7^b

49.9 ± 9.6^ab

62.4 ± 7.3^b

103.0 ± 8.7

120.5 ± 11.8

126.7 ± 10.2

137.4 ± 14.7

220.3 ± 20.7

308.7 ± 47.4

286.2 ± 23.4

256.4 ± 28.9

199.6 ± 7.4^a

291.4 ± 13.9^b

274.4 ± 15.1^b

264.7 ± 26.6^ab

82.4 ± 3.9^a

116.0 ± 5.2^b

117.2 ± 6.3^b

117.9 ± 14.9^b

146.5 ± 6.5^a

236.2 ± 10.7^b

257.6 ± 17.9^b

282.6 ± 42.0^b

53.5 ± 2.6^a

60.9 ± 4.8^ab

73.3 ± 4.8^b

94.5 ± 10.5^b

108.5 ± 3.7

120.7 ± 5.4

116.7 ± 6.8

146.3 ± 16.2

13.0 ± 0.6

12.0 ± 0.6

14.0 ± 0.8

15.9 ± 2.2

74.9 ± 2.8

92.7 ± 4.0

87.8 ± 3.7

95.2 ± 10.0

32.6 ± 0.8^a

26.4 ± 1.0^ab

20.5 ± 0.9^b

21.6 ± 2.4^b

188.8 ± 10.7^a

160.4 ± 10.7^ab

138.1 ± 5.1^b

136.8 ± 9.8^b

40.1 ± 2.5^a

82.4 ± 9.1^b

86.0 ± 8.7^b

136.7 ± 29.5^b