. 2016 Jul 25;53(3):201–207. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0150184

Table 5. Blood parameters at 42nd days of age of broiler chickens fed diets containing different levels of L-carnitine and atorvastatin.

Item		Glucose	Cholesterol	Triglycerides	HDL	LDL	Uric acid	ALP
Item		(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)	(U/dl)
L-carnitine (mg/kg)	0	199.5^a	144.6^a	34.9^a	47.2^b	73.2	3.87^a	435.6^a
	150	197.6^a	121.7^b	29.8^ab	58.0^a	72.5	3.21^a	236.6^b
	300	201.2^a	120.0^b	26.0^b	61.0^a	70.7	3.71^a	177.8^c
	SEM	10.71	3.19	1.93	1.54	2.46	0.31	17.41

Atorvastatin (g/kg)	0	207.5^a	133 .8^a	36.5^a	42.1^c	76.4	3.50^a	272.5^b
	1	191.7^a	129.1^ab	28.1^b	55.4^b	71.2	3.67^a	243. 4^b
	2	199.0^a	123.6^b	26.2^b	68.8^a	68.8	3.61^a	334.2^a
	SEM	10.88	3.28	1.89	1.60	2.52	0.33	17.51

Interactions
L-carnitine (0) - atorvastatin (0)		209.4^a	177.3^a	50.6^a	34.8^f	82.0	3.53^ab	381.3^b
L-carnitine (150) - atorvastatin (0)		218.6^a	115.0^bc	29.8^b	49.0^de	73.3	3.73^ab	125.3^c
L-carnitine (300) - atorvastatin (0)		194.7^ab	109.1^c	29.1^b	42.5^ef	74.0	3.25^ab	311.00^b
L-carnitine (0) - atorvastatin (1)		202.2^a	131.6^b	28.5^b	44.8^e	67.6	3.13^ab	84.0^c
L-carnitine (150) - atorvastatin (1)		165.8^b	127.0^bc	32.0^b	54.8^cd	78.3	3.13^ab	84.1^c
L-carnitine (300) - atorvastatin (1)		207.2^a	128.6^b	23.7^b	66.6^ab	67.6	4.68^a	86.0^c
L-carnitine (0) - atorvastatin (2)		186.9^b	124.9^bc	25.5^b	62.1^bc	70.0	4.87^a	365.3^b
L-carnitine (150) - atorvastatin (2)		208.6^a	123.2^bc	27.7^b	70.3^ab	66.0	2.76^b	500.6^a
L-carnitine (300) - atorvastatin (2)		201.6^a	122.4^bc	25.29^b	74.05^a	70.66	3.21^ab	136.6^c
	SEM	18.55	5.5	33.34	2.67	4.75	0.54	0.15

Means within each column with no common superscripts differ significantly at P<0.05

SEM, standard error of means

HDL, High-Density Lipoprotein; LDL, Low-Density Lipoprotein; ALP, Alkaline Phosphatase.