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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2010 Oct–Dec;83(4-6):185–191. doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2010.08.004

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Linoleic acid (18:2n-6) composition (wt % total fatty acid composition)(A), the γ-linolenic acid (GLA, 18:3n-6)/LA ratio (an index of delta-6 desaturase activity)(B), and the arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4n-6)/LA ratio (an index of LA→AA biosynthesis)(C), in the liver of control (CON, n=10), n-3-deficient (DEF, n=10), and n-3-repleted (REP, n=10) rats. Values are group means ± S.E.M. ***p≤0.0001 vs. controls, ###p≤0.0001 vs. DEF rats.