Figure 4. Plasma cholesterol profile at 24 weeks of age.
Fasting plasma samples were pooled for each group and fractionated by FPLC. Total cholesterol was measured in each fraction. In A, the concentration of cholesterol plotted against the fraction number **p<0.01, ***p<0.001 entire curve vs. ApoE−/− db/db; ϕ p<0.05 entire curve vs. ApoE wt db/+. In B, the proportion of cholesterol distributed to each lipoprotein fraction is expressed for each mouse genotype. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001 VLDL vs. ApoE−/− db/db; ♦♦p<0.05, ♦♦♦p<0.001 LDL vs. ApoE−/− db/db; ϕ p<0.05 LDL vs. ApoE−/−/ApoB100only/ob/ob.