Table 5.

The plasma concentration of fasting glucose and insulin in apo A-II-deficient mouse plasma

Mouse	n	Glucose, mg/dl	Insulin, ng/ml
+/+	18	165  ± 31	0.93  ±  0.43
−/−	17	147  ± 14*	0.63  ±  0.28*

Glucose and insulin analyses were performed on littermates in the fasted state. Food was removed at 9 a.m. with the animal having ad lib access to water. Blood was drawn from the retroorbital venous plexus at 5 p.m. Glucose and insulin values are shown as mean ± SD. +/+ and −/− represent control littermates and apo A-II-deficient mice, respectively. Analyses were performed immediately after blood was taken. 

^*P < 0.05 as compared with control mice.