FIGURE 4.

Relationship between hepatic cholesteryl ester and triglyceride mass. Hepatic cholesteryl ester and triglyceride concentrations were quantified by group as mean ± S.E. and correlated among several groups of animals with and without ACAT2 fed for at least 6 weeks of low (0.001%), moderate (0.1%), or high (0.2%) cholesterol diets. Several groups of animals were compared, as shown in the legend. ASO treatment was with either ASO control or ACAT2 ASO. Dietary cholesterol is indicated as a percentage (w/w) followed by the number of animals in each group (n = #). All points together describe a regression line with a correlation coefficient of r = 0.87, p < 0.0001). Liver PR, liver proteins.