Serum Cholesterol — Continued 



66. Influence of diet and age on serum cholesterol 



levels in rats losing weight on stock, SP 8 

 HVO, SPE, SPM, SPB, and SPPB diets 



67. Serum cholesterol levels of rats with kidneys of 



different weights on stock, SP 8 HVO, SPE, 

 SPM, SPB, and SPPB diets 



68. Serum cholesterol levels of rats with normal kid- 



neys at different ages on SP 8 HVO diet 



69. Serum cholesterol levels and organ weights for 



rat littermates fed SPE diet 



70. Serum cholesterol levels in rats fed other experi- 



mental diets 



Serum Protein 



71. Protein components of sera from rats maintain- 



ing weight at different ages on stock, SP 8 

 HVO, and SPE diets 



72. Protein components of sera from rats losing 



weight at different ages on stock, SP 8 HVO, 

 and SPE diets 



73. PA, serum cholesterol, kidney weight, and kind 



and extent of kidney damage in rats fed SP 8 

 HVO and SPE diets 



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Serum Protein — Continued 



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74. Protein components of sera from rats at differ- 



ent ages on SPM, SPB, and SPPB diets 90 



Appendix Tables 



75. Protein and amino acid composition per 100 



grams of ingredients in experimental diets. _ 102 



76. Lipid composition per 100 grams of crude fat 



and of ingredients in experimental diets 103 



77. Vitamin composition per 100 grams of ingre- 



dients in experimental diets 104 



78. Ash and mineral composition per 100 grams of 



ingredients in experimental diets 105 



79. Weekly weight gain and food intake of rats fed 



SP 8 HVO, SPE, SPM, SPB, and SPPB diets 



for first 12 weeks 106 



80. Weight, weight gain, and food intake of rats for 



100-day intervals on SP 8 HVO, SPE, SPM, 



SPB, and SPPB diets 107 



81. Body weight, food intake, survival, and organ 



weights of individual BHE nonfasted rats 

 fed stock and SPE diets throughout life or 

 reversed at 250 days 108 



Figures 



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 Average weight gain and food intake of rats fed 



SP 8 HVO and SPE diets 12 



Weight in relation to age of selected individual 



rats fed SP 8 HVO and SPE diets 13 



Average weight in relation to age of rats fed 



stock, SP 8 HVO, and SPE diets 13 



Percentage of total number of rats dying within 



different age intervals on SP 8 HVO and SPE 



diets 24 



Percentage of total number of rats dying within 



different age intervals on SPM, SPB, and 

 SPPB diets 



6. Comparison of growth curves of obese rats fed SP 



8 HVO and SPE diets with those of long-lived 

 rats fed the same diets 



7. Comparison of growth curves of obese rats fed 



SPM, SPB, and SPPB diets with those of long- 

 lived rats fed the same diets 



8. Liver weight in relation to kidney weight in 



fasted and nonfasted rats fed stock diet 



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