Table 1.

Serum and hepatic folate and serum vitamin B₁₂ concentrations.

Group	Serum Folate (ng/mL)	Liver Folate (μg/g liver)	Serum Vitamin B12 (ng/L)
CB12CFA	38.6	18.3	1203.4
n = 8	(34.1 to 43.1)	(14.7 to 22.0)	(1036.6 to 1370.3)
DB12DFA	4.6 ***,###	7.6 **,#	744.4 ***
n = 9	(4.0 to 5.2)	(4.9 to 10.2)	(663.0 to 825.7)
DB12CFA	62.5 *	16.1	906.8 ***
n = 9	(54.2 to 70.8)	(11.0 to 21.2)	(845.7 to 967.9)
DB12SFA	114.5 ***,###	29.6 **,##	807.6 ***
n = 9	(92.8 to 136.3)	(23.6 to 35.7)	(738.1 to 877.0)

Serum and hepatic folate and serum vitamin B₁₂ concentrations in male rats fed B₁₂ and FA deficient diets (Group D_B12D_FA, 0 μg B₁₂/kg diet and 0 mg FA/kg diet), B₁₂ deficient diet and FA control diet (Group D_B12C_FA, 0 μg B₁₂/kg diet and 2 mg FA/kg diet), B₁₂ deficient diet and FA supplemented diet (Group D_B12S_FA, 0 μg B₁₂/kg diet and 8 mg FA/kg diet), and control diet (Group C_B12C_FA, 50 μg B₁₂/kg diet and 2 mg FA/kg diet). Values are means (95% confidence interval per group). * p < 0.05 vs. group C_B12C_FA; ** p < 0.01 vs. group C_B12C_FA, *** p < 0.001 vs. group C_B12C_FA; ^# p < 0.05 vs. group D_B12C_FA; ^## p < 0.01 D_B12C_FA; ^### p < 0.001 D_B12C_FA. (Bonferroni’s test).