Table 4.

Effect of taurine supplementation on tissular zinc levels in rats (mean ± SD)

Parameter	Experimental group				ANOVA p value
	C	C + TAU	HF	HF + TAU	Diet	TAU	Diet × TAU interaction
Serum Zn (mmol/L)	22.51 ± 3.71	20.29 ± 1.45	20.18 ± 2.24	18.65 ± 2.88	NS	NS	NS
Hepatic Zn (μg/g d.m.)	117.11 ± 16.78b	116.85 ± 14.18b	92.40 ± 9.32a	91.61 ± 6.93a	p < 0.001	NS	NS
Renal Zn (μg/g d.m.)	94.63 ± 4.06c	82.84.63 ± 12.08bc	80.02 ± 2.91b	60.48 ± 7.54a	p < 0.001	p < 0.01	NS
Splenic Zn (μg/g d.m.)	86.68 ± 17.41b	96.28 ± 14.05b	81.02 ± 20.82b	63.88 ± 12.73a	p < 0.01	NS	p < 0.05
Cardiac Zn (μg/g d.m.)	51.76 ± 13.41	43.43 ± 10.76	44.81 ± 9.25	41.03 ± 6.73	NS	NS	NS
Femur Zn (μg/g d.m.)	218.96 ± 24.39c	172.80 ± 12.08b	123.07 ± 17.51a	144.16 ± 14.57ab	p < 0.001	NS	p < 0.001

Values are presented as means ± standard deviation; values in the row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05)

C rats fed standard diet (AIN-93M) control group, C + TAU rats fed standard diet (AIN-93M) supplemented with 3% taurine, HF rats fed high-fat diet, HF + TAU rats fed high-fat diet supplemented with 3% taurine, NS statistically non-significant difference