Table 1

Metabolic alterations in PEPCK-C-/- mice at two days of age.

Body composition
PEPCK-C+/+
(n)
PEPCK-C-/-
(n)

% Water
80.3 ± 0.30
3
79.26 ± 0.22
3
% Fat
3.48 ± 0.36
3
1.85 ± 0.57
3
% Lean Mass
16.42 ± 0.63
3
18.88 ± 0.78
3

Metabolites in liver





Triglyceride (μmoles/g)
4.17 ± 1.00
5
9.58 ± 1.75
5
Lactate (μmoles/g)
0.19 ± 0.02
3
0.37 ± 0.09
3
Malate (μmoles/g)
0.24 ± 0.05
3
2.84 ± 1.58
3

Metabolites in plasma





Triglyceride (mg/dl)
23.7 ± 6.3
3
36.3 ± 21.5
2
Ammonia (μmoles/ml)
0.14 ± 0.02
5
0.45 ± 0.28
4
BUN (mg/dl)
29.0 ± 7.0
2
65.5 ± 28.5
2
Lactate (μmoles/ml)
0.28 ± 0.13
3
0.72 ± 0.47
3
β-Hydoxybutyrate (μmoles/ml)
5.83 ± 0.21
3
17.95 ± 0.70
3

The values are expressed as the mean ± S.E. for the number of animals shown in parenthesis

Hakimi et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2005 2:33   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-2-33