Influence of supplemented coated-cysteamine on morphology, apoptosis and oxidative stress status of gastrointestinal tract

Table 3 Effects of coated cysteamine supplementation on jejunum mucosal protein, DNA and RNA contents of finishing pigs^a

Index	CON	LCS	HCS	SEM	P-value
Protein, mg/g tissue	3.381	3.282	3.104	0.2300	0.8934
RNA/DNA	1.978	1.904	0.7852	0.3615	0.3015
Protein/DNA, mg/μg	0.0122	0.0072	0.0046	0.0017	0.1424

^aEight piglets per treatment. CON = pigs in the negative control group were fed a basal diet; LCS and HCS = pigs in coated cysteamine group were fed a basal diet supplemented with 35 and 280 mg/kg of cysteamine

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