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Table 1

Diet composition in each group.

(g/kg)	DS0	DS0.5	DS1	PS0	PS0.5
Corn starch	529.5	529.5	529.5	529.5	529.5
Casein	200	200	200	200	200
Sucrose	100	95	90	100	95
Cellulose	50	50	50	50	50
Soybean oil	70	70	70	70	70
Mineral mix^1	35	35	35	35	35
Vitamin mix^1,2	10	10	10	10	10
L-cystine	3	3	3	3	3
Choline	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
T-butylhydroquinine	0.014	0.014	0.014	0.014	0.014
Crude saponins	—	5	10	—	5
Energy (kcal/kg)	4147.94	4147.9	4147.94	4147.94	4147.94

1The composition of AIN-93 vitamin mixture and AIN-93 mineral mixture. Mixtures are as described in the American Institute of Nutrition [42].
²Containing Vitamin A palmitate 1.6 g/kg.