Table 1. Effect of diet on plasma amino acid levels (µM) in C57BL/6J and apoE^−/− mice.

Mouse strain and Diet	Arginine	Ornithine	Citrulline
C57BL6 Standard diet	115±38	71±26	76±22
C57BL6 HF Diet	91±4	66±7	69±3
C57BL6 HC Diet	85±19	85±11	92±8
apoE−/− Standard diet	100±6	61±4	65±2
apoE−/− HF Diet	82±7	85±7*	76±2
apoE−/− HC Diet	73±10*	62±10	76±9

n = 4 for HF groups and n = 3 for all other groups. Values are means ± SE. *p<0.05 vs strain-specific standard diet.