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. 2012 Mar 14;7(3):e33154. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033154

Figure 3. Histograms showing the average amount of each fatty acid (FA) per ovarian weight (µg/mg) (A) and the ratios between each FA per total amount of FAs (B) as detected in each ovarian stage.

Figure 3

The average amounts of all the FAs tended to increase during ovarian development. However, the ratios between each FA per total amount of FA show 3 different patterns during the course of ovarian development. The ratios decreased for FAs 16∶0, 18∶0, 20∶4, and 20∶5; increased for FAs 14∶0, 16∶1, 18∶2, 18∶1, 20∶1, and 22∶6; and remained unchanged for FAs 15∶0, 17∶0 and 20∶2. Significant differences among the 4 stages for each FA were tested by Scheffe's method. The bars show standard deviations, and asterisks show significant difference for each fatty acid. (p<0.05).