Table 1. Composition of the diets (g/kg diet).

Ingredient	Amount
Casein	180
Cornstarch	460
Sucrose	230
Cellulose	20
Fat1	50
Mineral mix2	50
Vitamin mix3	10

¹: for detailed composition, see Table 2.

²: composition (g/kg): sucrose, 110.7; CaCO₃, 240; K₂HPO₄, 215; CaHPO₄, 215; MgSO₄,7H₂O, 100; NaCl, 60; MgO, 40; FeSO₄,7H₂O, 8; ZnSO₄,7H₂O, 7; MnSO₄,H₂O, 2; CuSO₄,5H₂O, 1; Na₂SiO₇,3H₂O, 0.5; AlK(SO₄)₂,12H₂O, 0.2; K₂CrO₄, 0.15; NaF, 0.1; NiSO₄,6H₂O, 0.1; H₂BO₃, O.1; CoSO₄,7H₂O, 0.05; KIO₃, 0.04; (NH₄)₆Mo₇O₂₄,4H₂O, 0.02; LiCl, 0.015; Na₂SeO₃, 0.015; NH₄VO₃, 0.01.

³: composition (g/kg): sucrose, 549.45; retinyl acetate, 1; cholecalciferol, 0.25; DL-α-tocopheryl acetate, 20; phylloquinone, 0.1; thiamin HCl, 1; riboflavin, 1; nicotinic acid, 5; calcium pantothenate, 2.5; pyridoxine HCl, 1; biotin, 1; folic acid, 0.2; cyanobalamin, 2.5; choline HCl, 200; DL-methionin, 200; p-aminobenzoic acid, 5; inositol, 10.