Table 7.
Effect of graded levels of guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) on tissue metabolite concentrations (Exp. 1)
| Item | GAA, mg/kg | SEM | P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 300 | 600 | 900 | 1,200 | ANOVA | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| Muscle | |||||||||
| GAA, mg/kg | 7.77 | 8.17 | 9.15 | 7.95 | 8.88 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.46 |
| Creatine, mg/kg | 2.88 | 2.91 | 2.97 | 2.80 | 2.86 | 0.11 | 0.85 | 0.65 | 0.72 |
| Liver | |||||||||
| GAA, mg/kg | 2.36 | 2.22 | 2.14 | 2.04 | 2.27 | 0.29 | 0.95 | 0.42 | 0.98 |
| Creatine, mg/kg | 92.61 | 131.14 | 117.28 | 120.37 | 102.29 | 11.38 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.21 |
| Kidney | |||||||||
| GAA, mg/kg | 139.16 | 153.28 | 130.01 | 133.57 | 128.80 | 9.43 | 0.41 | 0.73 | 0.58 |
| Creatine, mg/kg | 210.63 | 240.73 | 234.63 | 235.24 | 240.38 | 21.57 | 0.84 | 0.54 | 0.44 |
Data are the means of 6 replicates of 1 pig per pen.