(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-O-Gallate Regulates Muscle Growth, Antioxidant Status, and Nutritional Composition of Juvenile Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)

Figure 4

Effect of dietary EGCG on amino acids (heatmap visualization) and mRNA relative expression levels of protein synthesis-related genes in muscle of common carp (C. carpio L.). (a) Heatmap visualization of amino acids. Each row of the heatmap was labeled with amino acid names, and colors refer to the relative levels of these amino acids from high (red) to low (blue). Data are represented as means (n = 3). Detailed data are available in Supplementary 4 (b) mRNA relative expression levels of protein synthesis-related genes. Data are means ± SEM (n = 9). One-way ANOVA followed by Duncan’s test was used to analyze the discrepancy among all the groups. Different symbols denote significant differences (). The P-values indicate a significantly linear or quadratic dose–response relationship. Liner trend and quadratic trend were analyzed by polynomial contrasts (A, ANOVA; L, linear; Q, quadratic). Different column colors represent dietary EGCG supplemented at 0, 0.05, 0.25, 0.5, or 1 g/kg.

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