Table 3 Protein expression data of selected methionine transporters among different intestinal and extraintestinal regions irrespective of the factor diet

Oral mucosa

0.60 ± 0.11^cd

1.70 ± 0.26^ac

4.13 ± 0.44^b

7.50 ± 0.70^a

Cardia

1.41 ± 0.25^ab

0.78 ± 0.14^c

7.45 ± 1.70^a

0.98 ± 0.23^bc

Fundus

0.26 ± 0.05^d

0.62 ± 0.16^c

2.89 ± 0.64^bc

0.11 ± 0.03^c

Pylorus

0.67 ± 0.12^cd

0.77 ± 0.12^c

0.79 ± 0.14^d

1.00 ± 0.29^bc

Duodenum

0.79 ± 0.12^bd

0.99 ± 0.19^ac

2.09 ± 0.50^cd

1.02 ± 0.12^bc

Proximal jejunum

0.84 ± 0.12^bd

0.72 ± 0.10^c

1.60 ± 0.38^cd

0.93 ± 0.13^bc

Middle jejunum

0.67 ± 0.08^cd

0.87 ± 0.12^bc

0.73 ± 0.14^d

1.30 ± 0.22^bc

Ileum

1.92 ± 0.28^a

1.13 ± 0.20^ac

2.66 ± 0.64^bd

1.01 ± 0.17^bc

Caecum

0.48 ± 0.12^cd

1.99 ± 0.34^ab

0.91 ± 0.29^d

1.39 ± 0.20^b

Proximal colon

0.83 ± 0.12^bd

1.09 ± 0.16^ac

1.74 ± 0.35^cd

1.09 ± 0.18^bc

Distal colon

1.01 ± 0.14^bc

2.01 ± 0.35^a

2.07 ± 0.42^cd

0.87 ± 0.17^bc

P value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001