Table 1.
Lipid analyses in cerebrum of 5-month-old Nes-Pex5 knock-out and control mice
| Control | Nes-Pex5 knock-out | |
|---|---|---|
| Plasmalogens (pmol/nmol phospholipids) | 23.4 ± 5.5 | 3.8 ± 1.3*** |
| C26:0/C22:0 | 0.027 ± 0.006 | 0.153 ± 0.015*** |
| C22:6n-3 (pmol/nmol phospholipids) | 190 ± 14 | 180 ± 4 |
| Cholesterol (μmol/g tissue) | 16.92 ± 0.33 | 17.20 ± 2.21 |
| Cholesterylesters (μmol/g tissue) | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.49 ± 0.20* |
| Triglycerides (μmol/g tissue) | 0.27 ± 0.03 | 0.46 ± 0.05** |
Values represent means ± SEM of three or four independent samples.
*p < 0.1,
**p < 0.05,
***p < 0.005, unpaired Student's t test.