Research Article
Cottonseed Meal Protein Hydrolysate Improves the Growth Performance of Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) by Promoting the Muscle Growth and Molting Performance
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Effects of dietary cottonseed meal protein hydrolysate levels on the meat yield (MY, a) and relative expressions of myostatin (MSTN, b) and the transforming growth factor-β type I receptor (EsTGFBRI, c) in the hepatopancreas of E. sinensis. The upper and lower limits of the box represent the first and third quartiles, while the horizontal line inside the box represents the second quartile (median). The whiskers represent the maximum and minimum values. For tissue expression, data are referred to the values (relative units (RU)) found in the CPH0 group. Each data represented the mean of four replicates. Meat yield (MY) = meat weight × 100/body weight. The boxes assigned with different superscripts are significantly different ().
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