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Table 1 Plasma levels of lipids and glucose in non-transgenic (NTg) and apoCIII transgenic mice after 8 weeks of high fat diet.

From: Apolipoprotein CIII overexpression exacerbates diet-induced obesity due to adipose tissue higher exogenous lipid uptake and retention and lower lipolysis rates

  NTg CIII
CHOL (mg/dL) Fed 171 ± 11.3 (6) 288 ± 36.7** (7)
TG (mg/dL) Fast 60 ± 6.9 (4) 284 ± 51.7** (4)
Fed 52 ± 5.6 (6) 341 ± 54.4** (7)
NEFA (nmol/L) Fast 0.69 ± 0.15 (4) 0.97 ± 0.16 (4)
Fed 0.7 ± 0.06 (6) 1.3 ± 0.04** (7)
Glycerol (mg/dL) Fast 3.7 ± 0.3 (15) 4.1 ± 0.3 (13)
Fed 3.2 ± 0.3 (15) 4.6 ± 0.4* (13)
GLUC (mg/dL) Fast 102.4 ± 4.8 (13) 107.6 ± 3.6 (15)
Fed 107.6 ± 3.6 (13) 114.8 ± 3.6 (15)
  1. Triacylglycerol (TG), Cholesterol (CHOL) and Non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA). Mean ± SE (n). Student’s t test, *P ≤ 0.05 **P ≤ 0.01 for CIII vs NTg
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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