Table 6.

Diet main effects for gene expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue of feedlot steers fed a basal finishing diet (n = 6) or the basal diet supplemented with 3% palm oil (n = 6) or 3% soybean oil (n = 6) for 35 d (intermediate sample)

Gene	Treatment			SEM	p-value
	Control	Palm oil	Soybean oil
AMPKα	4.30	6.65	2.82	0.90	0.08
CEBPβ	1.17	2.46	1.37	0.35	0.17
GPR43	3.47	1.05	0.91	0.65	0.15
PPARγ	13.21a	13.84a	2.91b	2.11	0.01
SCD	3.25	2.39	3.01	0.68	0.31

AMPKα, AMP-activated protein kinase alpha; CEBPβ, CCAAT enhancer binding protein-beta; GPR43, G-coupled protein receptor 43; PPARγ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; SCD, stearoyl-CoA desaturase.

^abMeans in rows not bearing a common superscript differ, p<0.05.