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Table 7 Effects of the diets on fecal fatty acid and steroid excretion (Exp.2)

From: Hypolipidemic potential of squid homogenate irrespective of a relatively high content of cholesterol

 

Control

Squid

Dry feces weight (g/2 day)

4.27

±

0.33

4.41

±

0.26

Fatty acid (mg/2 day)

69.4

±

8.3

61.2

±

3.3

  Neutral steroids (mg/2 day)

8.27

±

0.83

8.50

±

0.76

  Acidic steroids (mg/2 day)

24.4

±

2.3

33.7

±

4.3*

  Total steroids (mg/2 day)

31.8

±

2.1

42.2

±

4.3*

  1. Data are mean ± SE (n = 6-7).
  2. *Significantly different from the control group at p < 0.05.