Fig. 9.
Effect of different concentrations of β-hydroxybutyrate acid (BHBA) on the expression of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) messenger RNA (mRNA) in hepatocytes at different time points
* – significant IGF expression difference between BHBA concentration groups and the 0.0 mmol L−1 BHBA concentration group (P-value < 0.05) at the same time point; ** – highly significant difference (P-value < 0.01)