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. 2012 May 31;3(1):14. doi: 10.1186/2049-1891-3-14

Table 2.

Influence of diet δ13C values (‰) on δ13C incorporation into tissues in Trial 1

Tissue Treatments
Time, d
P value
δ13C = −17.90‰
δ13C = −13.89‰
0
3
7
14
21
SEM
Group
Time
Group × Time
δ15N = 3.08‰ δ15N = 2.37‰                  
Liver
−19.08a
−19.45a
−18.95a
−19.01a
−18.98a
−20.02a
−19.65a
0.29
0.39
0.35
0.22
Muscle
−19.51a
−19.45a
−19.32a
−19.51a
−19.74a
−19.64a
−19.17a
0.14
0.74
0.23
0.83
Blood
−19.22a
−19.10a
−19.20a
−19.18a
−19.09a
−19.19a
−19.17a
0.09
0.33
0.93
0.34
Lipid −23.16a −22.06a −22.49a −22.25a −22.89a −23.76b −24.16b 0.22 0.05 < 0.01 0.20

a, b, c Mean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).