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Table 1 Fatty acid composition (mol %) of total lipids of PVAT from CD and FRD rats

From: Early alterations in vascular contractility associated to changes in fatty acid composition and oxidative stress markers in perivascular adipose tissue

FA

CD

FRD

14:0 (myristic acid)

1.9 ± 0.13

2.6 ± 0.10 ***

16:0 (palmitic acid)

27.6 ± 1.03

32.3 ± 0.70 **

16:1 (palmitoleic acid)

1.0 ± 0.09

0.5 ± 0.05 ***

18:0 (stearic acid)

19.4 ± 0.65

24.1 ± 0.65 ***

18:1 (oleic acid)

12.8 ± 0.35

10.0 ± 0.20 ***

18:2 n-6 (linoleic acid)

15.4 ± 0.33

15.9 ± 0.60

18:3 n-3 (α and γ linolenic acids)

0.2 ± 0.02

0.2 ± 0.01

20:3 n-6 (eicosatrienoic acid)

0.3 ± 0.02

0.1 ± 0.02 ***

20:4 n-6 (arachidonic acid)

21.6 ± 1.53

14.5 ± 0.90 ***

Σ Sat/Σ Mono

3.62 ± 0.08

5.72 ± 0.13 ***

Σ PUFA

37.5 ± 0.74

30.7 ± 0.45 ***

Σ Sat/Σ PUFA

1.31 ± 0.04

1.93 ± 0.03 ***

  1. The values represent the means ± SEM; n = 11 animals for each group. Asterisks indicate P values for differences between CD and FRD; ***< 0.001, ** < 0.01.
  2. CD: control; FRD: fructose-fed rats; Sat: saturated; Mono: monounsaturated; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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