Table 1. Pancreatic exocrine function in chow-fed TgCEL and control mice at 7 months of age.

	Males			Females
	Controls	TgCEL	P	Controls	TgCEL	P
Serum lipid levels
Total serum cholesterol (mg/dL)
Fasting	125±17	106±5	ns	88±5	92±10	ns
Fed	163±13	158±31	ns	122±26	135±21	ns
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)
Fasting	107±13	92±8	ns	77±14	74±12	ns
Fed	119±18	111±16	ns	70±23	71±22	ns
Free fatty acids (mEq/L)
Fasting	1.6±0.1	1.4±0.2	ns	1.0±0.1	NA
Fed	1.3±0.2	1.1±0.2	ns	1.0±0.2	0.9±0.2	ns
Exocrine pancreatic function
Serum amylase, fasting	1344±114	1197±101	ns	1057±90	NA
Fat absorption (%)	94±2	93±2	ns	98±0,46	99±0,27	ns
Fat excretion (%) [60%HFD, n = 2]	4.5±1.0	8.1±0.9	ns	7.5±1.6	6.0±0.1	ns
Fecal elastase (milliU/g)	8.9±3.0	7.5±2.1	ns	14.2±4.7	21.1±7.4	ns
Vitamin A, retinol (µg/dL)	38±7	30±3	ns	18±1,2	18±0,42	ns
Vitamin E, α-tocopherol (µg/dL)	387±37	371±22	ns	462±30	432±32	ns
Vitamin E/total cholesterol ratio	3.0±0.4	2.6±0.3	ns	3.6±0.23	3.7±0.72	ns

Values are mean ± SEM; ns, not significant; NA, not available.