Increased serum triglycerides and reduced HDL cholesterol in male rats after intake of ammonium chloride for 3 weeks

Table 2 Estimates of Delta9 desaturase activity in rats ingesting various beverages

Thirty male rats were divided into 3 equal groups and fed regular pellets for 3 weeks. One group was ingesting tap water, another was given a solution of ammonium chloride (200 mmol/L in the drinking water), and the third group ingested a solution of sodium bicarbonate (200 mmol/L in the drinking water). Delta9 desaturase activity was estimated by the ratio of palmitoleic acid to palmitic acid in total lipid extract of serum, and by the oleic acid to stearic acid ratio. ^ap = <0.001 vs. water (one-way ANOVA, with Tukey correction for multiple comparisons); ^bp = 0.014 vs. water; ^cp < 0.001 vs ammonium chloride; ^dp = 0.005 vs. ammonium chloride. Mean values ± SEM.

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