Table 2 Dietary effects on liver weight, plasma and hepatic lipid content

n

9

12

12

10

9

10

Liver (% Bw)

4.4 ± 0.5

4.5 ± 0.3

4.2 ± 0.2

4.6 ± 0.1^ab

4.3 ± 0.1^a

4.8 ± 0.1^b

Hepatic total lipid (mg/g dry liver weight)^a

4.6 ± 0.3^a

3.9 ± 0.2^a

6.9 ± 0.4^b

5.2 ± 0.5^ab

4.7 ± 0.3^a

6.5 ± 0.5^b

Plasma triglycerides (mmole/L)

0.9 ± 0.1^ab

1.1 ± 0.1^a

0.7 ± 0.0^b

1.2 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

Hepatic total cholesterol (mg/g dry liver weight)

5.0 ± 0.2^a

6.2 ± 0.4^b

6.0 ± 0.1^b

4.4 ± 0.1^a

6.4 ± 0.2^b

6.4 ± 0.2^b

Plasma total cholesterol (mmole/L)

5.6 ± 0.9

5.5 ± 0.8

5.4 ± 0.9

6.3 ± 0.3^a

6.0 ± 0.3^a

9.2 ± 0.5^b