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Table 1 Changes in various hydroxyproline fractions in the serum of control and HFD rabbits

From: The changes in various hydroxyproline fractions in aortic tissue of rabbits are closely related to the progression of atherosclerosis

Hydroxyproline fractions in the serum

Control rabbits

(n = 10)

HFD rabbits

(n = 15)

Free Hydroxyproline

(μg/ml)

26.27 ± 5.66

16.19 ± 1.92ns

Peptide-bound Hydroxyproline

(mg/ml)

27.16 ± 2.89

167.92 ± 72.30*

Protein-bound Hydroxyproline

(mg/ml)

ND

95.57 ± 16.33**

Total Hydroxyproline

(mg/ml)

156.33 ± 22.40

279.69 ± 68.67ns

  1. *P < 0.05 as compared with control rabbits; **P < 0.01 as compared with control rabbits (Tukey's multiple comparison test); n: number of animals; data expressed as Mean ± SD; ND: not detectable; ns: not significant as compared with control rabbits; HFD rabbits: fed on HFD for 15 weeks).
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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