Table 6. Glucose and Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine concentrations in the plasma of layer and broiler chickens fed a diet with various metformin concentrations.
| Experiment 1 (Layer) |
Experiment 2 (Broiler) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metformin (mg/kg) |
Glucose (mg/100 mL) |
Nε-(Carboxymethyl)lysine (ng/mL) |
Glucose (mg/100 mL) |
Nε-(Carboxymethyl)lysine (ng/mL) |
| 0 | 265.8±7.7 | 0.43±0.03a | 331.2±22.6 | 23.2±5.8 |
| 150 | 274.0±8.0 | 0.36±0.02ab | 360.1±36.5 | 26.3±6.6 |
| 300 | 278.6±9.5 | 0.33±0.03b | 310.4±15.7 | 19.7±4.1 |
Means not sharinga common superscript letter in the same column were significantly different (Tukey's HSD test, P<0.05). Values are given as mean±SE. The number of chickens used in each treatment group was 8.