TABLE 1.
Composition of experimental diets1
| Control1
|
Fish oil2
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient | g/kg | kJ/kg | g/kg | kJ/kg |
| Casein | 200 | 3347 | 200 | 3347 |
| dl-Methionine | 3 | 50 | 3 | 50 |
| Corn starch | 219 | 3665 | 219 | 3665 |
| Sucrose | 420 | 7029 | 420 | 7029 |
| Cellulose | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Corn oil | 50 | 2259 | 10 | 376 |
| Fish oil | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1506 |
| t-BHQ | 1.008 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mineral mix S10001 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Vitamin mix V10001 | 10 | 167 | 10 | 167 |
| Choline bitartrate | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| d,l-α Tocopheryl acetate2 | 0 | 0 | 0.405 | 0 |
1
Formulated and supplied from Research Diets, Inc. AIN-78A rodent diet with modifications. Control corn oil diet no. D07092502, fish oil diet no. D07092503 containing menhaden oil with 2.1% archidonic acid, 14.2% eicosapentaenoic acid, and 12.2% docosahexaenoic acid.
2
Vitamin E additionally added to the fish oil diet.