Table 4.
Protein and total lipid contents in oocytes and Stage 45 tadpoles from frogs fed special diets at 0, 60, and 80 weeksa
| Parameters | 0 week | 60 weeks | 80 weeks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate | Deficient | Adequate | Deficient | ||
| Protein | |||||
| Oocytes (mg/oocyte) | 0.18 ± 0.01 (n = 4) | 0.18 ± 0.13 (n = 6) | 0.17 ± 0.01 (n = 5) | 0.17 ± 0.01 (n = 6) | 0.19 ± 0.01 (n = 4) |
| Tadpoles (mg/embryo) | 0.11 ± 0.01 (n = 6) | 0.12 ± 0.01 (n = 6) | 0.13 ± 0.00 (n = 5) | 0.12 ± 0.00 (n = 6) | 0.12 ± 0.01 (n = 4) |
| Total lipids | |||||
| Oocytes (mg/oocyte) | 0.30 ± 0.04 (n = 4) | 0.34 ± 0.04 (n = 5) | 0.31 ± 0.03 (n = 3) | 0.31 ± 0.04 (n = 5) | 0.34 ± 0.04 (n = 4) |
| Tadpoles (mg/embryo) | 0.36 ± 0.07 (n = 4) | 0.36 ± 0.04 (n = 6) | 0.33 ± 0.03 (n = 4) | 0.34 ± 0.03 (n = 5) | 0.36 ± 0.03 (n = 4) |
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↵aData are mean ± SEM. There was no significant difference for protein and total lipids among the five groups for either oocytes or tadpoles. Analysis was performed by one-way ANOVA.
