Table 2.

Plasma Levels of Pituitary Hormones in Slie and Control Mice

Male	GH (ng/ml)		LH (ng/ml)
	4w	20w	4w	20w
+/+	4.400 ± 1.030	7.000 ± 2.864	1.900 ± 0.367	1.000 ± 0.100
slie/slie	4.667 ± 1.202	5.750 ± 1.181	1.375 ± 0.165	1.150 ± 0.218
P value	0.437	0.724	0.272	0.521

Female	GH (ng/ml)		LH (ng/ml)		FSH (ng/ml)
	4w	20w	4w	20w	4w	20w
+/+	3.600 ± 1.364	3.600 ± 0.678	1.020 ± 0.120	1.200 ± 0.184	15.800 ± 1.562	16.000 ± 1.225
slie/slie	3.400 ± 0.678	6.333 ± 2.140	1.260 ± 0.240	1.633 ± 0.338	14.800 ± 0.800	13.667 ± 0.333
P value	0.8988	0.2922	0.397	0.317	0.584	0.076

4w, 4 wk; 20w, 20 wk.