Table 1.

Body weight and ascorbate levels in plasma, aorta and liver of ascorbate-deficient and -supplemented Gulo^(-/-) mice in comparison to WT

Genotype	WT	Gulo(-/-)
		asc-deficient	asc-supplemented
Body weight (g)	26 ± 0.4	23 ± 0.71	26 ± 0.72
Plasma ascorbate (μM)	132 ± 8.1	11 ± 4.81	95 ± 222
Aortic ascorbate (pmol·mg−1)	93 ± 27	5 ± 21	74 ± 142
Liver ascorbate (pmol·mg−1)	710 ± 50	127 ± 71	350 ± 702

Data are mean values ± SEM of 12–15 (body weight), 8 (plasma), 5 (aorta) or 9 (liver) duplicate determinations.

¹P < 0.05 versus WT.

²P < 0.05 versus ascorbate-deficient (anova).

asc, ascorbate.