Table 3.

Serum profile of 8-wk-old females

	Control	Mat-Ob
Total cholesterol, mmol/l	2.55 ± 0.12	1.93 ± 0.07*
HDL cholesterol, mmol/l	0.99 ± 0.04	0.85 ± 0.04*
LDL cholesterol, mmol/l	0.94 ± 0.07	0.76 ± 0.06
Triglycerides, mmol/l	0.75 ± 0.05	0.70 ± 0.11
FFA, mmol/l	1.03 ± 0.08	0.87 ± 0.05
Glucose (fed), mmol/l	9.5 ± 1.1	10.2 ± 1.1
Glucose (fasted), mmol/l	6.7 ± 0.3	5.9 ± 0.6

Data are presented as means ± SE; n = 6 per group,

^*P < 0.05. HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; FFA, free fatty acid.