High nutrient intake during the early postnatal period accelerates skeletal muscle fiber growth and maturity in intrauterine growth-restricted pigs

Table 5 Effects of the level of nutrient intake on the concentrations of RNA, DNA, and protein in psoas major muscle of intrauterine growth-restricted (IUGR) and normal birth weight (NBW) pigs

Items	ANI		HNI		SEM	P value
Items	IUGR	NBW	IUGR	NBW	SEM	BW	NI	BW × NI
RNA, mg/g	1.68^a,b	1.63^a	2.05^b	1.79^a,b	0.23	0.209	0.039	0.392
DNA, mg/g	1.50	1.40	1.48	1.38	0.20	0.292	0.884	0.987
Protein, mg/g	181.6	173.9	186.0	190.6	12.6	0.725	0.082	0.248
RNA: DNA	1.14	1.18	1.39	1.30	0.19	0.828	0.047	0.478
Protein: DNA	123.3	126.5	139.7	126.4	15.7	0.353	0.350	0.611

Data are presented as mean values with their standard errors, n = 6 in each group. Mean values within a row with different superscript letters (a, b) were significantly different between four groups (P < 0.05)
ANI adequate nutrient intake, HNI high nutrient intake, BW body weight, NI nutrient intake

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