From: Status of selected nutrients in obese dogs undergoing caloric restriction
Nutrient | Mean ± SEM* | Before weight loss | After weight loss | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Choline (umol/L) | - | 68.8 (34.1-287.8) | 57.5 (22.9-129.9) | 0.046 |
Betaine (umol/L) | - | 94.8 (54.2-251.6) | 83.0 (44.1-153.4) | 0.79 |
Urinary selenium (umol/L) | - | 1886 (51–7317) | 2633 (430–4634) | 0.31 |
Urinary Selenium:creatinine | - | 0.10 (0.03-0.20) | 0.14 (0.07-0.24) | 0.006 |
Taurine (nmol/ml) | 77 ± 2.1 | 99.7 (63.5-232.1) | 109.9 (71.0-345.6) | 0.19 |
Aspartic Acid (nmol/ml) | 7 ± 0.2 | 14.0 (0.9-27.7) | 12.5 (3.6-90.6) | 0.73 |
Threonine (nmol/ml) | 178 ± 5.0 | 211.4 (89.6-359.2) | 184.5 (85.5-324.6) | 0.02 |
Serine (nmol/ml) | 107 ± 2.6 | 110.0 (72.8-168.1) | 111.6 (71.0-151.7) | 0.64 |
Asparagine (nmol/ml) | 40 ± 1.1 | 37.3 (0.0-63.9) | 39.0 (17.6-111.9) | 0.68 |
Glutamic Acid (nmol/ml) | 23 ± 1.2 | 154.2 (75.9-303.5) | 117.4 (25.2-219.8) | 0.07 |
Glutimine (nmol/ml) | - | 485.4 (43.7-855.2) | 452.3 (170.8-650.7) | 0.27 |
Glycine (nmol/ml) | 268 ± 8.4 | 188.6 (101.3-304.9) | 204.7 (125.6-290.7) | 0.045 |
Alanine (nmol/ml) | 388 ± 9.6 | 373.3 (144.2-783.3) | 384.8 (225.8-743.2) | 0.99 |
Citrulline (nmol/ml) | 41 ± 1.9 | 47.2 (0.0-159.3) | 40.6 (0.0-99.9) | 0.08 |
Amino-Butyric Acid (nmol/ml) | - | 21.9 (0.0-64.6) | 21.7 (5.0-53.3) | 0.53 |
Valine (nmol/ml) | 157 ± 4.1 | 186.0 (130.2-275.3) | 188.2 (122.9-261.8) | 0.52 |
Cystathione (nmol/ml) | - | 3.2 (0.0-11.6) | 3.8 (1.1-11.0) | 0.64 |
Isoleucine (nmol/ml) | 51 ± 1.3 | 67.0 (40.1-96.0) | 65.3 (38.0-111.4) | 0.23 |
Leucine (nmol/ml) | 120 ± 3.2 | 122.6 (22.6-207.1) | 124.8 (62.4-210.3) | 0.62 |
Tyrosine (nmol/ml) | 39 ± 1.1 | 38.9 (4.0-71.7) | 38.7 (10.6-58.0) | 0.49 |
Phenylalanine (nmol/ml) | 45 ± 0.9 | 59.0 (5.6-91.6) | 54.2 (20.9-89.6) | 0.29 |
Ornithine (nmol/ml) | 35 ± 1.5 | 15.3 (1.8-34.4) | 14.5 (1.2-26.5) | 0.22 |
Lysine (nmol/ml) | 132 ± 5.0 | 117.7 (11.4-415.8) | 93.4 (7.7-251.3) | 0.14 |
1-Methyl-Histidine (nmol/ml) | - | 6.2 (0.0-27.0) | 6.7 (0.0-40.6) | 0.82 |
Histidine (nmol/ml) | 71 ± 1.6 | 57.8 (3.5-95.4) | 59.0 (10.4-90.4) | 0.45 |
Tryptophan (nmol/ml) | 60 ±1.7 | 62.2 (28.7-115.3) | 53.2 (19.9-100.0) | 0.06 |
3-Methyl-Histidine (nmol/ml) | - | 10.5 (4.0-15.9) | 9.4 (4.8-19.5) | 0.40 |
Carnosine (nmol/ml) | - | 29.7 (12.3-49.5) | 24.2 (11.5-51.6) | 0.09 |
Arginine (nmol/ml) | 102 ± 2.6 | 79.5 (25.8-265.8) | 80.9 (15.6-130.0) | 0.11 |
Hydroxyproline (nmol/ml) | 67 ± 4.1 | 22.5 (1.1-52.1) | 22.0 (0.0-103.7) | 0.24 |
Proline (nmol/ml) | 246 ± 8.2 | 140.0 (80.4-234.0) | 123.6 (85.3-327.6) | 0.79 |