Plasma (mg/dL)
Group  Cholesterol  Campesterol  Stigmasterol  β-Sitosterol
Abcg8+/+  73.0 ± 14  1.1 ± 0.7  ND  0.5 ± 0.5
Abcg8+/-  54.0 ± 10*  1.8 ± 0.3*  ND  0.8 ± 0.2*
Abcg8-/-  35.0 ± 6.0*  8.8 ± 2.1*  ND  18.5 ± 5.0*
Liver (μg/g wet tissue)
Group  Cholesterol  Campesterol  Stigmasterol  β-Sitosterol
Abcg8+/+  2280 ± 310  52.2 ± 15.0  ND  16.7 ± 8.6
Abcg8+/-  2460 ± 588  76.4 ± 12.3*  1.6 ± 3.3*  26.7 ± 6.4*
Abcg8-/-  1202 ± 264*  233.9 ± 48.1*  22.7 ± 6.3*  376.3 ± 91.6*
Spleen (μg/g wet tissue)
Group  Cholesterol  Campesterol  Stigmasterol  β-Sitosterol
Abcg8+/+  2702 ± 310  41.7 ± 7.6  15.1 ± 14.1  21.9 ± 10.9
Abcg8+/-  2578 ± 320  66.8 ± 18.8*  14.5 ± 16.9*  32.2 ± 6.1*
Abcg8-/-  1779 ± 195*  353.8 ± 97.5*  ND*  436.6 ± 148.5*
Brain (μg/g wet tissue)
Group  Cholesterol  Plant sterols  Desmosterol  Lathosterol
Abcg8+/+  11301 ± 156  10.2 ± 3.9  102.0 ± 13.3  52.0 ± 0.3
Abcg8+/-  11846 ± 814  24.5 ± 5.5  113.7 ± 25.5  49.1 ± 4.2
Abcg8-/-  11846 ± 1061  63.0 ± 6.5  123 ± 18.3  56.9 ± 9.5