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From: Butyrate ingestion improves hepatic glycogen storage in the re-fed rat

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Areas Under the Curves of in vivo liver glycogen repletion for time intervals of interest in re-fed rats. m ± SEM. n varied from 6 to 10 for each delay. Diet B (18.2 mg glucose/g) versus diet A (14.0 mg glucose/g): §P = 0.05. Diet C (14.0 mg glucose/g + 1.90 mg butyrate/g) versus diet A (14.0 mg glucose/g): # P = 0.02, ## P = 0.004. Diet C (14.0 mg glucose/g + 1.90 mg butyrate/g) versus diet B (18.2 mg glucose/g): * P = 0.04. Diets are expressed in mg/g body weight.

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