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Table 1. Effect of methionine addition to a protein free diet on cell composition Tissue composition was measured as described in the text on rats fed for 30 days on a protein-free diet supplemented or not with 0.3% methionine and in control rats at the beginning of the experiment of 150g on a normal diet (A) or fed for 30 days on a complete diet with 18% protein (B). Values represent the means f S.E.M. for six animals. Significance of the differences, determined by Student’s t test, is reported only for ‘protein deprived + Met’ from ‘protein deprived’ rats: *P< 0.05, +*P<O.Ol, *++P < 0.00 1. DNA Protein RNA Serum protein Albumin (mg/g) DNA DNA (g/lOornl) (g/IOo ml) Protein deprived 2.0 & 0.15 56f5 4.49 f 0.1 1 4.55 fO.20 2.33 f0.06 Protein deprived + Met 1.8f0.10. 80 f 6** 6.38 f 0.28*** 4.08 f 0.18 2.56 f 0.02** Control A 1.6 0.04 98f7 8.74 f0.32 5.90f0.10 2.88 & 0.05 Control B 1.3 f 0.02 131+9 9.26 f 0.24 6.53 fO.10 3.57 f 0.06