Table 3.

Liver retinol and retinyl ester levels

Animal Group ID	Diet	Days on Diet	n	Sex	Liver Retinol, nmol/g	Liver Retinyl Palmitate, nmol/g
WT	VAS	50	6	M	29.5 (23.1)	1371 (877)
LRAT−/−	VAS	50	5	M	nd	nd
LRAT−/−	VAD	50	6	M	nd	nd

Extracts were prepared and analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography, as described in materials and methods. Shown are the number of animals in each sample group (n) and the mean (SD) for each measurement.

LRAT, lecithin retinyl acyl transferase; nd, not detectable.