Table 2. Comparison of serum parameters of 8 months old female LH mutant and wild type mice after four months of high fat diet.

	Wild type	LH mutant	p○
Weight*	40.5±6.2	43.8±4.4	*
Lipase∧	46.7±8.1	47.8±16.5	ns
Cholesterol#	3.23±0.49	3.25±0.53	ns
HDL#	1.45±0.15	1.44±0.16	ns
LDL#	0.17±0.04	0.22±0.08	**
Triglycerides#	0.50±0.11	0.61±0.13	**
FFA#	1.14±0.12	1.16±0.11	ns
Glucose#	9.97±1.77	11.5±1.83	**
Insulin¤	3.1±1.1	4.4±2.3	ns
Adiponectin¤	17502±2048	10775±1226	***

^*weight (g);

^∧lipase (U/l);

^#cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, FFA and glucose (mmol/l);

^¤insulin and adiponectin (ng/ml) ± S.D. Wild type n = 18, LH mutant n = 25, except for insulin measurements wild type n = 13 and LH mutant n = 15.

^○P values were calculated using unpaired homoscedastic student t-test with two-tailed distribution.

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01,

^***p<0.001.

Abbreviations: HDL = High-density lipoprotein, LDL = Low-density lipoprotein, FFA = FreeFatty Acids.