lipomatosis/zea mays

OBJECTIVE To test whether renal lipomatosis, an accretion of fat in the renal sinus associated with chronic renal infections, abscesses and calculi, can also be caused by rapid weight gain. METHODS New Zealand white rabbits were fed either standard rabbit chow (n = 24) or chow fortified with 10%

For assessment of the effect of dietary protein on spontaneous diseases and on the carcinogenicity of N-nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine [(BOP) CAS: 60599-38-4], Syrian golden hamsters were fed either low protein (LP; 9% casein), medium protein (MP; 18% casein), or high protein (HP; 36% casein) in a

Dietary corn oil was consumed by Syrian golden hamsters at levels of 4.5 g [low fat (LF)] or 18 g [high fat (HF)]/385 kilocalories (kcal) from 3 to 7 weeks of age followed by a diet containing 9 g [medium fat (MF)]/385 kcal for life. In other groups MF diet was given from 3 to 7 weeks of age and