TABLE 3.
Composition of the fatty acids extracted from liver membranes as % of total amount of fatty acids linked to the correspondent phospholipid head
| PL | Fatty Acid | U | T | US | TS | Significant Comparison P < 0.005a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Saturated | 29.4 ± 6.70 | 31.033 ± 7.11 | 33.88 ± 7.11 | 33.28 ± 4.45 | |
| Mono-unsaturated and di-unsaturated | 34.92 ± 6.40 | 20.13 ± 3.57 | 46.20 ± 8.61 | 49.21 ± 8.90 | U vs T, US, TS T vs US, TS | |
| Polyunsaturated | 19.5 ± 2.21 | 28.87 ± 2.50 | 16.04 ± 3.12 | 11.1 ± 2.71 | U vs T, US, TS T vs TS | |
| PE | Saturated | 29.32 ± 4.22 | 30.33 ± 2.51 | 33.29 ± 3.44 | 33.28 ± 3.32 | |
| Mono-unsaturated and di-unsaturated | 37.24 ± 4.99 | 22.27 ± 2.49 | 50.10 ± 8.15 | 48.92 ± 4.87 | U vs T, US, TS T vs US, TS | |
| Polyunsaturated | 21.88 ± 3.81 | 33.67 ± 4.92 | 13.90 ± 2.53 | 15.32 ± 1.65 | U vs T T vs US, TS |
PL, phospholipid; PC, phosphatidylcholine; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; U, sedentary controls; T, trained animals; US, sedentary controls assigned to Stress; TS, trained animals assigned to Stress. Values are means ± SD of four independent determinations.
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Statistical analysis was determined using one-way ANOVA and Fisher's LSD Test.