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Published in final edited form as: Biochem Pharmacol. 2008 Oct 15;77(2):238–247. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.10.005

Table II. Relative mRNA levels of carboxylesterases HCE1 and HCE2 in fetuses, children (0-10 years old) and adults (≥18).

Group	n	Minimum	Maximum	Variability	Mean	S.D.	CV(%)
Fetus-HCE1	48	0.07	30.15	431 (fold)	3.32	5.70	172
Child-HCE1	34	12.18	2657.77	218	711.47	638.51	90
Adult-HCE1	22	225.50	2659.61	12	1059.59	644.92	61
Fetus-HCE2	48	0.20	4.28	21	1.63	1.36	91
Child-HCE2	34	7.00	148.78	21	65.82	34.90	53
Adult-HCE2	22	39.89	168.66	4	89.87	34.83	39

Abbreviations: S.D., standard deviation; CV, coefficient of variation.