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Table 2 Body weight and plasma biochemical parameters in sedentary (S) and exercise-trained (Ex) wild-type (WT) and LDLr knockout mice (LDLr−/−)

From: Aerobic exercise training protects against endothelial dysfunction by increasing nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide production in LDL receptor-deficient mice

 

WT S

WT Ex

LDLr−/− S

LDLr−/− Ex

Initial body weight (g)

25 ± 0.2 (20)

25 ± 0.5 (20)

24 ± 0.6 (20)

24 ± 0.2 (20)

Final body weight (g)

26 ± 0.3 (20)

24 ± 0.4* (20)

26 ± 0.8 (20)

23 ± 0.5# (20)

CHOL (mg/dL)

82 ± 4 (13)

92 ± 6 (9)

262 ± 14* (16)

279 ± 15$ (14)

TG (mg/dL)

54 ± 4 (11)

49 ± 6 (7)

151 ± 11* (11)

147 ± 9$ (10)

Glucose (mg/dL)

110 ± 6 (7)

90 ± 5 (7)

114 ± 11 (7)

107 ± 6 (7)

  1. Data are mean ± SEM. The number of animals is in parentheses
  2. CHOL total cholesterol; TG triacylglycerol
  3. Two-way ANOVA: * p < 0.05 vs. WT S; # p < 0.05 vs. LDLr−/− S; $ p < 0.05 vs. WT Ex