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. 2009 Nov 19;118(4):465–471. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0901321

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Characteristics of rats fed salmon oil containing POPs. Body weight gain (A) and daily energy intake (B) in rats fed chow or the HF, HFR, or HFC diets over a 4-week period. (C) Exposed ventral view of a representative rat from each diet group showing increased visceral adipose tissue after consumption of the HFC diet. (D) Quantification of visceral fat (epididymal and perirenal fat pads). (E–G) Levels of hepatic triacylglycerol (E), diacylglycerol (F), and total cholesterol (G). (H) Representative histological sections of liver stained with Oil red O (top) or H&E at low (middle) and high (bottom) magnifications; the three sections for each treatment group are from the same liver sample. All data are shown as mean ± SE; n = 8–9.

*p < 0.02 compared with control. **p < 0.04 compared with HF.