Fig. 1. Total free amino acid (AA) levels in blood plasma (nmol ml-1;
means ± s.e.m.) collected synchronically from the hepatic portal vein
(HPV; black squares) and dorsal aorta (DA; white squares) in free-swimming
rainbow trout after a single meal. *Statistically significant
difference (P<0.05, **P<0.01,
***P<0.0001) between the DA and HPV values at a given
sample time. Values from the same vessel followed by the same letter do not
differ significantly (P>0.05).