Male

Female

 

LEA

LEC

LEA

LEC

Atp7b

1.00 ± 0.28

0.31 ± 0.06*

1.00 ± 0.25

0.50 ± 0.14*.+

Mt-1a

1.00 ± 0.36

3.13 ± 0.48*

1.00 ± 0.19

9.18 ± 2.47*.++
*p < 0.001 versus sex-matched LEA rats.
+p < 0.05 and ++p<0.005 versus male LEC rats
Table 1: Relative quantities of mRNA variations in the livers between the LEA and LEC rats at the age of 8 weeks (n=4).