Table 7. Mean (± standard deviation) heart total mass (HTM, g), heart total mass/body gutted mass ratio (HTM/BGM expressed in percentage), mean heart total lipids (HTLip, expressed in g per g of dry tissue), heart water loss (HWater, expressed as percentage) and sex ratio of sea lamprey individuals analysed.
| Variables | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
| HTM | 2.89±0.5*b | 3.34±0.4*a,c | 2.76±0.3*b |
| HTM/BGM | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| HTLip | 0.24*b,c | 0.15*a,c | 0.31*a,b |
| HWater | 73.07±2.7 | 71.23±1.9 | 75.32±1.2 |
| Sex Ratio (male/female) | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.68 |
Cases in which the relative amounts of a fatty acid are significantly different (P< 0.001) among the groups are marked with signs: *a: significantly different from Group 1; *b: significantly different from Group 2; *c significantly different from Group 3.