Table 1. Body weight and composition of LDL receptor knockout mice (LDLr^－/－) treated with or without 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) and fed a chow diet .

	LDLr－/－	n	LDLr－/－DNP	n	P＊
Body weight (g)	22.3±0.4	17	21.8±0.5	14	0.39
Perigonadal adipose tissue (% body weight)	1.00±0.07	17	0.95±0.08	14	0.68
Lean mass (% carcass weight)	86.5±1.8	11	87.9±1.0	10	0.51
Liver cholesterol (mg/g)	1.99±0.11	13	2.02±0.10	11	0.86
Liver triglycerides (mg/g)	22.5±2.2	13	19.2±2.3	10	0.32

Data are the mean±SE (n). ^＊P values according to the Student’s t test.