Table 3.
Effect of melatonin in intact and ablated crabs on hepatopancreas, muscle total carbohydrate (TCHO) and glycogen levels in E. sinensis.
| Group | TCHO (n = 10) | Glycogen (n = 10) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatopancreas | Muscle | Hepatopancreas | Muscle | |
| C | 21.50 ± 4.71b | 14.50 ± 2.07b | 3.34 ± 0.44b | 9.18 ± 1.37b |
| C+MT | 17.64 ± 5.34a | 11.08 ± 0.60a | 2.74 ± 0.15a | 5.67 ± 1.95a |
| Ablated | 28.78 ± 3.19B* | 20.58 ± 5.13B* | 7.71 ± 2.94B* | 8.33 ± 1.95B |
| Ablated+MT | 14.57 ± 0.98A | 14.37 ± 2.19A | 4.31 ± 0.57A | 1.37 ± 0.15A |
The different lowercase letters in the first two lines indicate a significant difference between the C and C+MT groups (p < 0.05); the different capital letters in the last two lines indicate a significant difference between the Ablated and Ablated+MT groups (p < 0.05); Asterisk (*) represents a significant difference (p < 0.05) between the C and Ablated groups.