Fig. 1.

Liver succinic acid and lipid concentrations of rats fed a low-fat (LF) diet, a high-fat control (HFC) diet or the HFC diet supplemented with MV or TV for 3 weeks. a Succinic acid (µmol/g), b pool succinic acid (µmol), c succinic/butyric acid ratio, d total cholesterol (mg/g), e LDL-cholesterol (mg/g), f HDL-cholesterol (mg/g), g LDL-to-HDL-cholesterol ratio, h triglycerides (mg/g). Values are means ± SEM. Mean values were significantly different from the HFC or LF group: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01