RNA levels were determined by qPCR analysis of individual livers from wild-type (WT) male (n=6) and female (n=3) mice and from Sst (somatostatin)-deficient (KO) male (n=5) and female (n=7) mice. RNA levels in individual livers were normalized to the 18S rRNA content and presented relative to the average RNA level in wild-type male mice, which was set at 1. Data shown are mean ± SE for each group. Data were analyzed using Student’s t-test: + and ++, p<0.05 and p<0.01, respectively, for somatostatin-deficient male (or female) vs. wild-type male (or female); * and **, p<0.05 and p<0.01, for wild-type (or somatostatin-deficient) female vs. wild-type (or somatostatin-deficient) male.