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. 2013 Mar 7;8(3):e58843. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058843

Table 3. Serum levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in ApoB-containing, ApoA1-containing and total lipoprotein particles, as well as total serum nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA).

Serumlipids Genotype TK2+/+ TK2−/−
Days of age 7 12 7 12
Cholesterol ApoB-cont 1.05±0.10 1.12±0.05 1.31±0.17 1.32±0.05*
(mmol/l) ApoA1-cont 1.92±0.04 2.39±0.02 2.03±0.09 2.58±0.04**
Total 2.97±0.09 3.50±0.06 3.34±0.12* 3.90±0.06**
Triglycerides ApoB-cont 0.84±0.02 0.69±0.09 0.89±0.04 0.83±0.11
(mmol/l) ApoA1-cont 0.04±0.01 0.05±0.01 0.04±0.00 0.04±0.01
Total 0.88±0.02 0.74±0.08 0.93±0.04 0.87±0.11
NEFA(mmol/l) Total 0.79±0.10 0.60±0.02 0.91±0.08 0.76±0.02**

For each time point data from at least four different mice have been used (n≥4) and are presented as mean ± SEM. The P-value for statistical comparison (two-tailed unpaired Student’s t-test) between TK2+/+ and TK2−/− of the same age group is shown, *p≤0.05, **p≤0.01.