Figure 2
The plasma lipid profile of F 1 B (solid) and Golden Syrian (GS) (shaded) hamsters. Hamsters were fed fish oil (FO), monounsaturated fatty acid rich (MUFA), and N6:N3 diets. The specified diets were fed for a period of four weeks. Fasting plasma samples were collected and analyzed for total plasma cholesterol (A), triglycerides (B), free cholesterol (C), and cholesterol esters (D) as described in the material and methods section. Values are means ± SEM (n = 6, F1B; n = 6, GS). Means for a variable with a different letter are significantly different (p = 0.05) by one-way ANOVA, and the Newman-Keuls post-hoc test after a significant interaction between diet and strain was found by two-way ANOVA.