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. 2014 Nov 18;9(11):e111902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111902

Table 2. Diet Composition of Control and Treatment Groups.

Diet components(g/kg) Control PIH Induced PIH + B12 PIH + F PIH + O PIH + B12 + F + O
Corn Starch 398 398 398 398 398 398
Casein 200 200 200 200 200 200
Dextrinized Starch 132 132 132 132 132 132
Sucrose 100 100 100 100 100 100
Soyabean Oil 70 70 70 70 25 25
Fish Oil (Maxepa) 0 0 0 0 45 45
Fiber 50 50 50 50 50 50
Mineral mixture (A) 35 35 35 35 35 35
Vitamin mixture (B) 10 10 10 10 10 10
Folic acid 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.008 0.002 0.008
Vitamin B12 0.025 0.025 0.050 0.025 0.025 0.050
Cystine 3 3 3 3 3 3
Choline chloride 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Tertiary Butyl 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.014
Total Energy (kJ) 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7
A

Mineral mixture (g/kg mixture): Calcium carbonate, 357; Potassium Phosphate, 196; Potassium Citrate, 70.78; Sodium Chloride, 78; Potassium Sulphate, 46.6; Magnesium Oxide, 24; Ferric Citrate, 6.06; Zinc Carbonate, 1.65; Manganous Carbonate, 0.63; Cupric Carbonate, 0.3; Potassium Iodate, 0.01; Sodium Selenate, 0.01; Ammonium Paramolybdate, 0.007; Sodium Metasilicate, 1.45; Chromium Potassium Sulphate, 0.275; Lithium Chloride, 0.01; Boric Acid, 0.08; Sodium Fluoride, 0.06; Nickel Carbonate, 0.03; Ammonium Vanadate, 0.006; Sucrose, 221.02.

B

Vitamin mixture (g/kg mixture): Nicotinic Acid, 3; Calcium Pantothenate, 1.6; Pyridoxine-HCl, 0.7; Thiamin –HCl, 0.6; Riboflavin, 0.6; D-Biotin, 0.02; Vitamin B12 (in 0.1% Mannitol), 2.5; Vitamin E, 15; Vitamin A, 0.8; Vitamin D-3, 0.25; Vitamin K, 0.075; Folic acid, 0.2 (control) and Sucrose 974.655, was used to make total weight of the vitamin mixture to 1 kg.

Dietary Groups: Control; PIH: PIH Induced; PIH + vitamin B12; PIH Induced + vitamin B12 supplementation; PIH + F: PIH Induced + folate supplementation; PIH + O: PIH Induced + omega 3 fatty acid supplementation; PIH + B12 + F + O: PIH Induced + vitamin B12 + folate + omega 3 fatty acid supplementation.