Research Article

Difference in Performance of EPI Pigs Fed Either Lipase-Predigested or Creon®-Supplemented Semielemental Diet

Table 4

Neurospecific protein distribution (μg/100 mg of tissue) in cerebellum and hippocampus.

Protein, brain areaGroup value
HPLP vs. HL vs. HL vs. P

sNCAM, cerebellum0.0490.6840.188
sNCAM, hippocampus0.0140.0080.962
sGFAP, cerebellum0.0300.1690.615
sGFAP, hippocampus0.0040.0150.809
fGFAP, cerebellum0.0120.9690.018
fGFAP, hippocampus<0.0010.208<0.001

sNCAM: soluble neural cell adhesion molecule; sGFAP: soluble glial fibrillary acidic protein; fGFAP: filamentous glial fibrillary acidic protein; H: healthy pigs+PAF; P: EPI pigs+PAF enriched with enteric-coated pig pancreatic enzymes; L: EPI pigs+PAF predigested with microbial lipase. Data are presented as the .