Table 2. Compositions of experimental diets

(%)

Ingredients Normal Fatty liver induced by orotic acid3)
Casein 20.0 20.0
Corn starch 15.0 14.0
Corn oil 10.0 10.0
Cellulose 5.0 5.0
Mineral mixture1) 4.0 4.0
Vitamin mixture2) 1.0 1.0
L-Methionine 0.3 0.3
Sucrose 44.5 44.5
Choline 0.2 0.2
Orotic acid - 1.0
Total 100 100
1)AIN 93 M-MX mineral mix, MP biomedicals, Illkirch, France.
2)AIN 93 VX vitamin mix, MP biomedicals, Illkirch, France.
3)Fatty liver induced by orotic acid: Diet for C, NPb and FPb.