Table 2.

mRNA transcripts of enzymes following BDL.

	Sham	BDL
Hepatic
5β-Reductase	9.07 ± 6.91	0.85 ± 0.60∗
3αHSD	7.07 ± 3.60	0.55 ± 0.34∗∗
Cyp7a1	2.11 ± 0.81	2.33 ± 0.56
Adrenal
Cyp11b1	8.25 ± 0.74	5.74 ± 0.76∗

BDL, bile duct ligation; HSD, hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Cyp7a1, cholesterol 7a-hydroxylase; Cyp11b1, 11β-hydroxylase.

Hepatic genes corrected for 18S (unchanged between groups). Cyp11b1 is copy no/μgRNA×10⁷.

Mean ± SEM; ^∗p <0.05, ^∗∗p <0.01.