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From: The inverse association between relative abundances of oleic acid and arachidonic acid is related to alpha -linolenic acid

Figure 2

Relationship between ALA and the OA/AA ratio (top panel), the OA/Stear ratio (middle panel), and the AA/LA ratio (lower panel), in breast muscle phospholipids of chickens fed various diets, pooled data analysis (see Methods ). ALA = alpha linolenic acid (18:3 n3); OA = oleic acid (18:1 n9); Stear = stearic acid (18:0); AA = arachidonic acid (20:4 n6); LA = linoleic acid (18:2 n6). Coefficients of correlation in the top, middle, and lower panels were: 0.956 (p < 0.001), 0.857 (p < 0.001), and -0.827 (p < 0.001), respectively. When analyzing the same relationships in each of the diet subgroups separately (see Methods), we obtained highly significant correlation coefficients (r > 0.8; p < 0.001) in all subgroups.

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Lipids in Health and Disease

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