Figure 2From: The missense mutation in Abcg5 gene in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) segregates with phytosterolemia but not hypertensionSterol distribution in F2 rats at 14 weeks age. Blood for sterol analyses by GC was drawn at 14 weeks age (see Methods). The frequency distribution of cholesterol, in deciles, was almost Gaussian, with a slight right skew (panel A). However, plasma sitosterol, expressed in 0.5 mg/dl increments, was significantly right skewed (panel B).Back to article page