Figure 2.

Thiobarbituric acid-reactant substances (TBARS) levels (A), total superoxide dismutase (t-SOD) activities (B), and catalase (CAT) activities (C) in the pool of Substantia Nigra and Corpus Striatum from young rats fed an essential fatty acid restricted diet over two generations and respective controls (n = 12 per group). ^*P < 0.05; ^**P < 0.001 compared to control group. Treatment of control homogenates with sodium nitroprusside (SNP) was used as positive control for TBARS and t-SOD in all the experiments. The insert (c) in the panel (C) shows the H₂O₂ concentration-dependent manner of the CAT activity in the SN and CS control homogenates obtained as positive controls. #P < 0.0001 compared to control or EF2 groups.