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Table I.

Diet formulation for the growing rats (Study 1) and for the ovariectomised rats (Study 2).

Constituents (amount in g) Study 1 Study 2
HCMP 250.0
Caseinate 140.0
Sucrose 50.0 57.5
Amino acidsa 40.2
Mineral mixb 50.0 50.0
Vitamin mix 50.0 50.0
Cellulose 50.0 50.0
Corn oil 50.0 40.0
Calcium carbonate 12.5
Starch 459.8 600.0
Total 1000.0 1000.0

HCMP, high calcium milk powder.

a

Amino acids included: alanine, cysteine, glutamine, glycine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine and valine.

b

Cysteine was added to the mineral mix for Study 2.