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Table 3 Enzyme activities and glycogen concentration in different muscle groups in carriers and non-carriers of the PRKAG3 mutation.

From: The influence of the PRKAG3 mutation on glycogen, enzyme activities and fibre types in different skeletal muscles of exercise trained pigs

 

m. longissimus dorsi

m. semitendinosus

m. biceps femoris

 

Carriers (n = 6)

Non-carriers (n = 6)

Carriers (n = 6)

Non-carriers (n = 7)

Carriers (n = 7)

Non-carriers (n = 7)

CS

20 ± 3 *

8 ± 5

15 ± 1

13 ± 2

19 ± 2

20 ± 1

HAD

24 ± 1

24 ± 2

26 ± 2

26 ± 2

31 ± 3

29 ± 3

HK

8 ± 1 *

3 ± 2

7 ± 1 *

4 ± 1

8 ± 1 *

5 ± 1

Phosphorylase

18 ± 2 *

15 ± 2

17 ± 2

15 ± 3

16 ± 2 *

11 ± 1

LDH

2778 ± 328 *

3199 ±134

2929 ± 187 *

3255 ± 203

2474 ± 219

2561 ± 179

Glycogen

725 ± 46 *

458 ± 32

600 ± 49 *

349 ± 18

681 ± 42 *

420 ± 28

  1. Data are expressed as mmol/kg/min for citrate synthase (CS), 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA (HAD), hexokinase (HK), phosphorylase, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and in mmol/kg for glycogen concentration.
  2. Data as means ± SE. * P < 0.05 significantly different from non-carriers.
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147