Relative abundance of short chain and polyunsaturated fatty acids in propionic acid-induced autistic features in rat pups as potential markers in autism

Table 1 Mean ± S.D for the absolute (mmoles/gm brain tissue) and relative concentrations of propionic, acetic and butyric acids in the brain homogenates of the control and PPA-intoxicated rats

Parameter	Group	N	Mean ± S.D.	Percent change	P value
Acetic	Control	8	0.524 ± 0.064	100.00	0.001
Acetic	Propionic acid	8	0.674 ± 0.049	128.58	0.001
Propionic	Control	8	1.228 ± 0.159	100.00	0.001
Propionic	Propionic acid	8	2.385 ± 0.452	194.12	0.001
Butyric	Control	8	0.540 ± 0.126	100.00	0.001
Butyric	Propionic acid	8	0.894 ± 0.086	165.70	0.001
Acetic/propionic	Control	8	0.431 ± 0.069	100.00	0.001
Acetic/propionic	Propionic acid	8	0.291 ± 0.051	67.35	0.001
Butyric/propionic	Control	8	0.433 ± 0.110	100.00	0.136
Butyric/propionic	Propionic acid	8	0.363 ± 0.062	83.67	0.136

Table 1 describes the Independent Samples T-Test between the control and propionic acid groups for all parameters.

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