Figure 3. Altered fatty acid compositions suggest increased rate of fatty acid mobilization in residual Bscl2^−/− EWAT.

A) Identification and quantification of changes in total adipose tissue saponified fatty acids by RP-HPLC. B) Ratio of oleic_18:1n9/palmitic_16:0 acids. C) End product/precursor ratio of DHA_22:6n3/α-linolenic_18:3n3 acids. D) Unsaturation index based on the number of double bonds per fatty acyl residue. n = 3 with each sample pooled from EWAT fat pads from 2 animals. *: p<0.05; **: p<0.005.