Table 2 Effects of vitamin A supplementation on retinol levels in WNIN/Ob rats

Serum retinol (μg/dL)

28 ± 1.4^a

28 ± 1.3^a

26 ± 2.0^a

29 ± 3.4^a

40 ± 1.6^b

41 ± 2.5^b

46 ± 3.9^b

43 ± 5.7^b

Liver retinol (μg/g tissue)

967 ± 386^a

3795 ± 211^bc

4556 ± 465^bc

9842 ± 1151^d

375 ± 60^a

2840 ± 221^b

5031 ± 239^c

8133 ± 883^d

rWAT retinol (μg/g tissue)

4 ± 1.2^ac

14 ± 3.0^ade

19 ± 1.5^de

41 ± 7.7^b

2 ± 0.3^c

11 ± 0.9^acd

24 ± 3.4^e

48 ± 5.6^b