TABLE 3.
Levels of circulating cholesterol in B6, r-CL, and xh-CL mice
The values are shown as mean ± S.D. (n = 4 per group). Serum samples were obtained from 2- to 3-month-old male or female mice. Cholesterol was determined as described in Materials and Methods.
| Strain | Cholesterol Level |
|
|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |
| mM | ||
| B6 | 2.6 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.3 |
| r-CL | 2.0 ± 0.2a | 1.5 ± 0.2a |
| xh-CL | 2.4 ± 0.2b | 1.9 ± 0.2b |
a
Significantly lower than for the B6 group; P < 0.01 (Student's t test).
b
Not significantly different from the B6 group, P > 0.05; significantly higher than for the r-CL group, P < 0.05.