Supplementary Table 2.

Metabolic parameters

Variable	Control	4% Met	7% Met	TGR+7% Met
Initial weight (g)	307.5±8.9	309.43±11.3	306.15±13.41	310.74±9.53
Final weight (g)	415.41±21.33	366.27±27.34*	342.53±22.82*	350.48±19.98*
Initial tHcy level (μmol l−1)	30.23±4.94	31.72±5.25	30.47±4.33	29.92±4.74
Final tHcy level (μmol l−1)	31.22±5.75	84.49±15.88*	110.77±25.28*	105.84±17.75*
MAP	97.17±11.03	98.73±10.11	100.08±9.37	98.43±8.41

Data are shown as mean±s.d.; *P<0.05 when compared with the control group. Met: methionine; TGR: transgenic rat; tHcy: total plasma homocysteine; MAP: mean atrial pressure; s.d.: standard deviation