Table 1.

Plasma lipid (total cholesterol, triglycerides, and HDL-cholesterol), total protein, and E₂ concentration in rabbits fed a standard diet (group I), HCD (group II), and HCD plus E₂ (group III)

Group	Total cholesterol, mg/dl	Triglycerides, mg/dl	HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl	Total protein, g/dl	E2, pg/ml
I	80.2 ± 8.2	36.9 ± 5.1	30.4 ± 4.1	8.1 ± 1.0	15.8 ± 4.1
II	1,451.5 ± 120.5*	82.4 ± 15.6*	30.9 ± 5.2	7.8 ± 1.1	12.9 ± 2.5
III	1,298.8 ± 140.9*	74.5 ± 11.5*	35.2 ± 8.2	8.2 ± 1.1	40.0 ± 2†

Rabbits were treated with each condition for 15 weeks. Results are the mean ± SEM of 10 rabbits. P was measured by an unpaired Student t test.

∗, P < 0.05 versus group I (control);

†, P < 0.05 versus group I (control) and group II (HCD).