Cholesterol Synthesis Increased in the MMI-Induced Subclinical Hypothyroidism Mice Model

Table 1

Characteristics of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and control mice (mean ± standard deviation).

	CON	SCH
N	10	12
LBI	0.035 ± 0.002	0.037 ± 0.003
FT3 (pmol/L)	4.09 ± 0.27	3.97 ± 0.30
FT4 (pmol/L)	2.75 ± 0.70	2.60 ± 0.10
TSH (μIU/mL)	0.024 ± 0.012	0.061 ± 0.024

N: number; BW: body weight; LBI: liver weight/body weight index; FT3: free triiodothyronine; FT4: free thyroxine; and TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone.
Indicates a significant difference of versus control mice.