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From: Unavailability of liver triacylglycerol increases serum cholesterol concentration induced by dietary cholesterol in exogenously hypercholesterolemic (ExHC) rats

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Serum and liver parameters in rats. (A–E) Serum parameters (A: total cholesterol; B: triacylglycerol [TAG]; C: glucose; D: non-esterified fatty acid [NEFA]; and E: free-glycerol) in Sprague–Dawley (SD/Sea; solid bar) and exogenously hypercholesterolemic (ExHC; open bar) rats were measured with enzyme assay. Rats were fed a cholesterol-containing diet for 1 week. In (B), serum TAG levels represent collected TAG levels calculated with the formula given in the Analysis of Serum and Liver Parameters section in the Materials and Methods. (F–H) Liver lipids (F: total and free cholesterol; G: TAG; H: phospholipids) in SD (solid bar) and ExHC (open bar) rats were extracted using the method described by Folch et al. [19] and measured with enzyme assays. TC and FC in (F) refer to total cholesterol and free cholesterol, respectively. Values are mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM); n = 5; **p < 0.01.

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