Table 2: Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in serum and in various tissues obtained from rats fed from weaning with Low-Fat (LFD) or High-Fat (HFD) Diet.

Diet P
LFD (n = 20) HFD (n = 16)
Serum (μmol/l) 1.06 ± 0.04 1.24 ± 0.06 0.036
Tissues (nmol/mg protein)
Aortic arch 11.20 ± 0.75 3.69 ± 0.46 < 0.0001
Perivascular AT 0.44 ± 0.05 0.21 ± 0.04 0.0012
Mesenteric AT 1.13 ± 0.19 1.81 ± 0.24 0.017
Epididymal AT 1.96 ± 0.30 3.22 ± 0.36 0.0027

Results are expressed as mean ± SE. AT: adipose tissue.