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Table 2 Plasma lipid classes in mice treated for 3 weeks with a control low-fat diet, or low-fat diets supplemented with 0.4% (w/w) TTP, TTA or TTP + TTA

From: Associations between fatty acid oxidation, hepatic mitochondrial function, and plasma acylcarnitine levels in mice

Plasma levels (mmol/L)1

Diet groups

Control

TTP

TTA

TTP + TTA

TAG

1.29 ± 0.28

0.54 ± 0.27***

0.66 ± 0.22***

0.34 ± 0.11**

Total cholesterol

3.70 ± 0.38

3.39 ± 0.19

3.81 ± 0.25

4.16 ± 0.56*

Phospholipids

3.53 ± 0.26

2.84 ± 0.24***

3.15 ± 0.30*

2.97 ± 0.33**

NEFA

0.17 ± 0.05

0.31 ± 0.18*

0.11 ± 0.05

0.17 ± 0.06

  1. 1Values are means with standard deviation (n = 3–6). Values statistically different from control were determined by one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s post hoc test. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. Abbreviations: NEFA Non-esterified fatty acids, TAG Triacylglycerol, TTA Tetradecylthioacetic acid, TTP Tetradecylthiopropionic acid
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Nutrition & Metabolism

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