. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Endocrinol. 2009 Apr 27;202(1):17–28. doi: 10.1677/JOE-09-0079

Table 1.

Clinical chemistry analyses of B6-Nmf15/+ mice at 20–25 weeks age

	B6-+/+	B6-+/Nmf15	P value
Direct LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	1.7±0.4	6.7±0.6	<0.002
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	62±2.9	112±11	<0.01
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	58±1.6	115±6	<0.004
Glucose (mg/dL)	184±3.9	170±9.8	NS
T4 (Thyroxine) (µg/dL)	2.9±0.3	4.4±0.5	<0.06
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	95±7.5	143±3.8	<0.03
Free Fatty Acids (mEq/L)	3.4±0.3	4.72±0.5	<0.05

Whole blood was collected via the orbital sinus using EDTA-coated capillary tubes. Samples were centrifuged and plasma was used for all biochemical assays. Data are mean ± S.E.; NS: not significant.