Table 1.

Design of experimental groups.

Reproductive status	Diet
Intact sham-operated females (CO)	Standard laboratory food (SF)
	High n−6/n−3 ratio diet –(DI)
	Low n−6/n−3 ratio diet– (DII)
Ovariectomized-placebo treated (OVX)	High n−6/n−3 ratio diet–(DI)
	Low n−6/n−3 ratio diet– (DII)
Ovariectomized-estradiol treated (OVX-E)	High n−6/n−3 ratio diet– (DI)
	Low n−6/n−3 ratio diet– (DII)