Figure 3.

HPTLC of plasma neutral lipids in B6 mice. The amount of neutral lipids spotted per lane was equivalent to 2.5 μl of plasma. The plate was developed as described in the Methods. CE, cholesterol esters; TG, triglycerides; IS, internal standard; C, cholesterol; Cer, ceramide; CB, cerebrosides (doublet); PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; PC, phosphatidylcholine; SM, sphingomyelin; LPC, lysophosphatidylcholine; O, origin; and SF, solvent front of the first developing solvent system.