Table 6. Linear regression analyses of mean surface temperature (T_s) as a function of fatty acid concentration.

Tissue/organ	Fatty acid	a	b	p	r2
BAT	14∶0	21.5	5.27	0.005	0.762
	16∶0	16.6	0.529	0.003	0.798
	16∶1	24.0	0.683*	0.009	0.709
	18∶0	31.2	−0.381*	0.017	0.64
	20∶1	28.2	−5.0	0.001	0.855
Heart	16∶0	9.95	0.871	0.007	0.733
	18∶2	48.8	−1.04	0.003	0.793
	20∶4	30.1	−0.797	0.025	0.595
	22∶6	19.6	0.475*	0.013	0.671
	n3	19.6	0.475*	0.013	0.671
	n6	41.5	−5.79	0.001	0.874
Leg muscle	14∶0	23.8	3.41	0.006	0.741(+)
	16∶1	23.1	0.532*	0.013	0.669(+)
	18∶0	30.2	0.612	0.021	0.618
	20∶4	29.6	−2.02	0.011	0.685
	22∶6	31.2	−1.33	0.018	0.635

14 fatty acids showed significant correlations with T_s, 2 additional (+) to those that were different in t-tests. The equation is in the form of y = a+bx. Slopes that do not conform with ‘homeoviscous’ responses are indicated by asterisks (*). Examples are shown in Figure 2.