TABLE 2.
Lipoprotein composition of plasma from three different species
| Lipoprotein fraction and component ratio (wt/wt)a | Results for plasma fromb:
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Dog | Rat | |
| TRL | |||
| TC/TP | 3.5 ± 1.2 | 1.5 ± 0.9c | 2.6 ± 0.4 |
| TG/TP | 3.5 ± 1.1 | 3.2 ± 1.7 | 6.2 ± 1.0c,d |
| TG/TC | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 3.0 ± 1.1c | 2.4 ± 0.1c,d |
| LDL | |||
| TC/TP | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.2c | 0.2 ± 0.1c,d |
| TG/TP | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0.07 ± 0.01c,d |
| TG/TC | 0.4 ± 0.04 | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.35 ± 0.07 |
| HDL | |||
| TC/TP | 0.09 ± 0.03 | 0.23 ± 0.04c | 0.10 ± 0.002c |
| TG/TP | 0.09 ± 0.03 | 0.04 ± 0.01c | 0.004 ± 0.001c,d |
| TG/TC | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.2 ± 0.1c | 0.5 ± 0.03c,d |
a
TC, total cholesterol (esterified plus unesterified); TG, total triglycerides; TP, total protein.
b
Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations (n = 11 for human plasma; n = 10 for dog plasma; n = 6 for rat plasma).
c
P < 0.05 compared to value for human plasma.
d
P < 0.05 compared to value for dog plasma.