Comparative study of ovarian development in wild and captive-reared long-whiskered Sperata aor (Hamilton, 1822)

BMC Zoology

Table 3 Amino acid composition (% dry matter basis) of liver tissue of female S. aor broodstock (n = 3). Data presented are expressed as mean ± SD.

Amino acids	Wild	Captive	p-value
EAA
Threonine	4.50 ± 0.50	4.50 ± 0.50	1.00
Valine	2.42 ± 0.01	2.43 ± 0.01	0.28
Asparagine	2.79 ± 0.01	2.78 ± 0.01	2.56
Isoleucine	4.77 ± 0.01	4.48 ± 0.01	0.56
Leucine	5.50 ± 0.10	5.50 ± 0.15	0.56
Histidine	2.42 ± 0.01	2.43 ± 0.01	0.28
Lysine	10.49 ± 0.01^Sig	5.56 ± 0.15^Sig	0.00
Arginine	3.46 ± 0.00	3.45 ± 0.01	0.06
Tryptophan	2.79 ± 0.01	2.78 ± 0.01	0.56
Phenylalanine	3.66 ± 0.01^Sig	3.34 ± 0.01^Sig	0.00
NEAA
Aspartic acid	2.79 ± 0.01	2.78 ± 0.01	0.56
Serine	5.72 ± 0.01	5.72 ± 0.01	0.56
Glycine	4.98 ± 0.01^Sig	4.89 ± 0.00^Sig	0.02
Glutamic acid	12.00 ± 1.00	13.00 ± 1.00	0.28
Alanine	2.42 ± 0.01	2.43 ± 0.01	0.28
Tyrosine	5.72 ± 0.01	5.72 ± 0.01	0.56
Glutamine	12.00 ± 1.00	12.00 ± 1.00	0.28
Proline	2.43 ± 0.01	2.42 ± 0.00	0.28

*Significant indicates remarkable differences (p < 0.05) between broodstock groups.

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