A Moderate Zinc Deficiency Does Not Alter Lipid and Fatty Acid Composition in the Liver of Weanling Rats Fed Diets Rich in Cocoa Butter or Safflower Oil

Table 3

Lipid concentrations in the liver (wet weight) of male weanling rats fed high-fat diets differing in Zn content and fat source free choice or in restricted amounts for 4 wk.

		Diet groups					2 × 2 ANOVA: P level
		LZ-CB	HZ-CBR	LZ-SF	HZ-SFR	HZ-SF	Zn	Fat	Zn × fat
Total lipids	mg/g						0.16	0.003	0.77
Cholesterol	μmol/g						0.08	<0.001	0.86
TAGs	μmol/g						0.25	<0.001	0.37
PLs	μmol/g						0.99	0.001	0.81

See footnote 1 of Table 2.
Values are means ± SD, . Labeled means in a row without a common letter differ by 1-factor ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple-comparison test, .
Bifactorial ANOVA of the LZ-CB, HZ-CBR, LZ-SF, and HZ-SFR diet groups.
1-factor ANOVA after logarithmic transformation of the data.
Bifactorial ANOVA after logarithmic transformation of the data.
TAGs, triacylglycerols; PLs, phospholipids.