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Table 2 Concentrations of triglycerides and cholesterol in plasma, lipoproteins and liver of control and BSO rats.

From: Glutathione deficiency down-regulates hepatic lipogenesis in rats

 

Control group

BSO group

Triglycerides

  

Plasma (mmol/l)

1.66 ± 0.47

2.02 ± 0.47

VLDL (mmol/l)

0.79 ± 0.23

0.91 ± 0.38

Liver (μmol/g)

26.1 ± 2.8

20.2 ± 5.2*

Cholesterol

  

Plasma (mmol/l)

2.24 ± 0.40

2.09 ± 0.42

LDL (mmol/l)

0.31 ± 0.06

0.34 ± 0.12

HDL (mmol/l)

1.22 ± 0.17

1.18 ± 0.30

Liver (μmol/g)

7.82 ± 0.88

6.77 ± 1.40

  1. Values are means ± SD, n = 10. * Different from control rats at P < 0.05, determined by Student's t-test.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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