. 2021 Jul 14;7(3):859–867. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2021.02.005

Table 5.

Effect of l-arginine or N-carbamylglutamate (NCG) supplementation on mitochondrial electron transport chain enzymes (I, II, III and IV) in the liver of intrauterine growth retarded suckling lambs (nmol/mg protein per min)¹.

Item	Groups²				SEM	P-value
Item	CON	IUGR	IUGR+1%Arg	IUGR+0.1%NCG	SEM	P-value
Complex I	316^a	240^c	274^b	278^b	13.89	0.009
Complex II	342	337	340	342	9.75	0.201
Complex III	603^a	518^b	594^a	602^a	11.25	0.009
Complex IV	309^a	220^c	258^b	260^b	9.38	0.006

^a,b,c Mean values within a row with different superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).

Mean values with their SEM, n = 12 in each group.

CON: the normal birth weight group given a control diet; IUGR: intrauterine growth retardation group given a control diet; IUGR+1% Arg: intrauterine growth retardation group given a 1% l-arginine-supplemented diet; IUGR+0.1%NCG: intrauterine growth retardation group given a 0.1% N-carbamylglutamate-supplemented diet.