Table 8.

Effect of zinc methionine complex in combination with zilpaterol hydrochloride on relative mRNA concentrations of AMPKα, β2AR, CEBPβ, GPR43, Glut4, PPARγ, and SCD genes in subcutaneous adipose tissue

Genea	CONb	ZnMetc	SEMd	P value
AMPkα	0.944	0.895	0.130	0.708
β2AR	0.947	0.866	0.263	0.758
CEBPβ	0.467	0.675	0.231	0.373
GPR43	210.230	356.230	169.240	0.400
Glut4	0.843	0.545	0.136	0.035
PPARγ	0.895	0.999	0.176	0.558
SCD	2.358	2.355	1.016	0.997

AMPKα AMP-activated protein kinase alpha, β2AR beta 2 adrenergic receptor, CEBPβ C-enhancer binding protein beta, GPR43 G-protein coupled receptor 43, GPR41 G-protein coupled receptor 41, Glut4 glucose transporter type 4, PPARγ peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, SCD stearoyl-CoA desaturase

^aRelative abundance of the AMPKα, β2AR, CEBPβ, GPR43, GPR41, Glut4, PPARγ, and SCD genes were normalized with the RPS9 endogenous control by using the change in cycle threshold (ΔCT)

^bCON: Control 90 ppm Zn added from ZnSO₄ (n = 20 steers)

^cZnMet: Control plus 720 mg Zn added from ZINPRO^® zinc methionine (n = 20 steers)

^dPooled standard error of the mean