Composition of Experimental Diets (g/kg).

1AIN-93G Mineral Mix, MP Biomedical, Inc., Eschwege, Germany. Mixture contains the following components: (%)—calcium carbonate 35.7; monopotassium phosphate 19.6; potassium citrate monohydrate 7.078; sodium chloride 7.4; potassium sulfate 4.66; magnesium oxide 2.4; ferric citrate 0.606; zinc carbonate 0.165; manganese carbonate 0.063; copper carbonate 0.03; potassium iodate 0.001; sodium selenate, anhydrous 0.00103; ammonium molybdate.4H2O 0.000795; sodium metasilicate.9H2O 0.145; chromium potassium sulfate.12H2O 0.0275; lithium chloride 0.00174; boric acid 0.008145; sodium fluoride 0.00635; nickel carbonate 0.00318; ammonium vanadate 0.00066; powdered sugar 22.1.
2AIN-93-VX Vitamin Mix, MP Biomedicals, Inc., Eschwege, Germany. Mixture contains the following components: (g/kg)–nicotinic acid 3.00; D-calcium pantothenate1.60; pyridoxine HCl 0.70; thiamine HCl 0.60; riboflavin 0.60; folic acid 0.20; D-biotin 0.02; vitamin B12 (0.1% triturated in mannitol) 2.50; α-tocopherol powder (250 U/gm) 30.00; vitamin A palmitate (250,000 U/gm) 1.60; vitamin D3 (400,000 U/gm) 0.25; phylloquinone 0.075; powdered sucrose 959.655.
Composition of Experimental Diets (g/kg).