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. 2019 Sep 13;11(9):2208. doi: 10.3390/nu11092208

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Markers of desaturase and elongase indices associated with AN status. Fasting (A) and postprandial (B) enzyme activity indices estimated by fatty acid ratios. Entries are ratios formed by concentrations of individual fatty acids. Fatty acid has unit of measurement of pmol/mL. Bars and error bars represent mean and standard error of the mean. T-test was used to compare mean ratio markers for each individual group of AN (All AN, ill AN, recovered AN) with controls. Statistics: # = 0.05 ≤ p-value < 0.10; * = 0.01 ≤ p-value < 0.05; ** = p-value < 0.01. LA: linoleic acid; ALA: alpha-linoleic acid; GLA: γ-linolenic acid. IAN: Ill anorexia nervosa; RecAN: recovered anorexia nervosa. SCD-16: stearoyl-CoA desaturase-16 (palmitoleic acid/palmitic acid); SCD-18: stearoyl-CoA desaturase-18 (oleic acid/stearic acid); D6D: delta-6-desaturase (for n-3: stearidonic acid/ALA; for n-6: GLA/LA).