Table 4.
Effect of melatonin injection into intact and ablated crabs on hepatopancreas and muscle glycogen phosphorylase activity levels in E. sinensis.
| Group | Hepatopancreas phosphorylase (n = 10) | Muscle phosphorylase (n = 10) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | b | a | b | |
| C | 5.59 ± 0.17a* | 12.34 ± 2.08a* | 9.58 ± 2.34a | 10.75 ± 3.94 |
| C+MT | 9.85 ± 3.33b | 28.23 ± 7.75b | 13.99 ± 3.26b | 8.13 ± 3.13 |
| Ablated | 2.58 ± 0.41A | 5.87 ± 0.59A | 7.01 ± 3.25A | 8.03 ± 2.39A |
| Ablated+MT | 15.01 ± 12.07B | 19.14 ± 3.91B | 17.20 ± 1.65B | 12.45 ± 1.11B |
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 (*) indicates a significant difference (p < 0.05) between the C and Ablated groups.