Table 1.
Formulation and proximate composition of the experimental diets.
Table 2.
Fatty acid composition of the experimental diets (for total fatty acids).
Table 3.
Primer pair sequences and amplicon size of the genes used for real-time PCR.
Table 4.
Effects of dietary lipid levels on the growth performance, somatic parameters and plasma biochemical indexes of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)*.
Table 5.
Effects of dietary lipid levels on the moisture and lipid contents of the whole body, liver and muscle of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) (%, wet weight)*.
Fig 1.
Expression of genes related to VLDL assembly in the liver of large yellow croaker.
Values (means±S.E.M.) in bars that have the same letter are not significantly different (P>0.05; Tukey’s test) among treatments (n = 3). apo: apolipoprotein; MTP: microsomal triacylglycerol transfer protein.
Fig 2.
Expression of genes encoding LPL and lipoprotein receptors in the liver of large yellow croaker.
Values (means±S.E.M.) in bars that have the same letter are not significantly different (P>0.05; Tukey’s) among treatments (n = 3). LPL: lipoprotein lipase; LRP-1: LDL receptor-related protein-1; SRBI: scavenger receptor class BI.
Fig 3.
Expression of genes related to fatty acid uptake in the liver of large yellow croaker.
Values (means±S.E.M.) in bars that have the same letter are not significantly different (P>0.05; T test for FABP3 in the liver, and Tukey’s test for the other genes) among treatments (n = 3). CD36: cluster of differentiation; FATP1: fatty acid transport protein1; FABP: fatty acid binding protein.
Fig 4.
Expression of genes related totriacylglycerol synthesis and catabolism in the liver of large yellow croaker.
Values (means±S.E.M.) in bars that have the same letter are not significantly different (P>0.05; T test for FAS, DGAT2 and CPT I in the liver, and Tukey’s test for the other genes) among treatments (n = 3). FAS: fatty acid synthase; DGAT2: acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2; ATGL: adipose triglyceride lipase; CPT I: carnitine palmitoyltransferase I; ACO: acyl-CoA oxidase.