Phenylalanine flux and gastric emptying are not affected by replacement of casein with whey protein in the diet of adult cats consuming frequent small meals

Table 3 Fits of 1- and 2-exponent equations to plasma concentrations of [ ¹³ C]Phe

	1-exp	2-exp	Pooled SEM	P
rMSPE (% of mean)	13.6	2.4	3.6	0.02
AIC	79.4	40.9	5.4	<0.01
Phe distribution volume (L/kg)	0.43	0.31	0.05	0.15

Data are means from 8 curves. rMSPE, root mean square prediction error; AIC, Akaike’s information criterion; Phe, phenylalanine.

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