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Table 2 Characteristics of the experimental fats of the long-term experiment

From: Feeding oxidized fat during pregnancy up-regulates expression of PPARα-responsive genes in the liver of rat fetuses

Treatment group

Control

Clofibrate

Oxidized fat

Fat

SFO2 : lard (54:46)

oxidized SFO2

Major fatty acids, g/100 g total fatty acids

   

   C16:0

14.9

10.2

   C18:0

9.5

6.2

   C18:1 (n-9)

28.9

34.4

   C18:2 (n-6)

42.0

44.2

Peroxidation products

   

   Peroxide value, mEq O2/kg

6.6

230

   Conjugated dienes, mmol/kg

12.3

139

   TBARS2, mmol/kg

1.0

19

  1. 1Prepared by heating at a temperature of 60°C for 25 d.
  2. 2Abbreviations: SFO, sunflower oil; TBARS, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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