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. 2015 Jul 14;3:e1083. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1083

Figure 3. Distribution of double bonds in the lipids of RBC and plasma of male and female rats, during exposure of 30 days to a hyperlipidic cafeteria diet, compared with controls.

Figure 3

(A) presents the mean number of double bonds per fatty acid molecule in RBC lipids (dashed red columns) and plasma (pale yellow columns). (B) depicts the percentage of trans fatty acid double bonds with respect to the total double bonds in RBC and plasma lipids. (C) shows the percentage of double bonds that correspond to combined PUFAs in RBC and plasma lipids. All data are the mean ± sem of 6 animals per group. M-C, male control; F-C, female control; M-K, male cafeteria, F-K, female cafeteria. Statistical significance of the differences between compartments (cell vs. plasma lipids) calculated using a three-way ANOVA: a blue star, P < 0.05. There were no significant differences related to sex or diet.