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Comparative Study
. 1988 Jan;23(1):48-54.
doi: 10.1007/BF02535304.

Genetic variations in serum lipid levels of inbred mice and response to hypercholesterolemic diet

R Aubert  1 , D Perdereau, M Roubiscoul, J Herzog, D Lemonnier
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Comparative Study

Genetic variations in serum lipid levels of inbred mice and response to hypercholesterolemic diet

R Aubert et al. Lipids. 1988 Jan.

Abstract

The serum lipid contents of a number of inbred and congenic strains of mice were measured. There were inter-strain variations in each of the lipid fractions in mice fed a normal diet. Male and female C3H mice had the highest total cholesterol level; AKR mice showed the lowest values. Serum phospholipids were correlated well with cholesterolemia. The greatest variations between strains were in the triglyceride levels. There also was significant variation in the high density lipoprotein cholesterol serum levels (from 73-88% of the total cholesterol). The response to a hypercholesterolemic diet (1% cholesterol) was tested in seven inbred strains. All strains showed changes in serum cholesterol and in the proportions of the lipoproteins fractions. There was a large increase in the low density lipoprotein + very low density lipoprotein fractions. Feeding the diet revealed marked interstrain differences in the responses of the serum cholesterol and electrophoretic lipoprotein profiles. The C57BL/6 and B10.D2 strains were hyperresponders to the hypercholesterolemic diet with 71% and 63% of their serum cholesterol in the low density lipoprotein plus very low density lipoprotein fractions, respectively.

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