Effects of maternal methyl donor intake during pregnancy on ileum methylation and function in an intrauterine growth restriction pig model

Table 5 Effect of maternal MET supplementation on the activities of jejunal disaccharidase in newborn piglets

Item	Treatments				SEM	P-value
Item	CON_IUGR	CON_NBW	MET_IUGR	MET_NBW	SEM	BW	MET	BW × MET
Total protein, g/L	4.68^a	4.57^a	2.97^b	3.08^b	0.33	0.99	< 0.01	0.73
Lactase, U/mg protein	38.24^c	56.73^bc	86.63^a	66.50^ab	3.34	0.92	< 0.01	0.02
Sucrase, U/mg protein	54.78^b	52.13^b	85.44^a	75.71^a	1.97	0.15	< 0.01	0.40
Maltase, U/mg protein	15.33	12.65	14.37	12.19	2.66	0.39	0.80	0.93

CON_IUGR CON group with IUGR piglets, CON_NBW CON group with NBW piglets, MET_IUGR MET group with IUGR piglets, MET_NBW MET group with NBW piglets
^a–cP < 0.05 between different superscripts within the same line, n = 10 in each group

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