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Table 3.

Significant differences between an endotherm (the rat) and an ectotherm(a lizard) in the level of phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine(PE) and phosphatidylserine (PS) molecules present in tissue phospholipids

Predominant FA			Liver					Kidney					Heart
sn-1	sn-2	PC	PE	PS	PC	PE	PS	PC	PE	PS	PC	PE	PS
16:0	16:0				NS			^*			^*
	16:1									^*
	18:0	^*		^*				^*		^*	^*		^*
	18:1	NS	^*		NS	^*		NS	^*		NS	^*
	18:2	^*	^*		^*	NS		^*	^*
	20:4	^*	^*		^*	^*		^*				^*
	22:4											^*
	22:6	^*	^*			^*		^*	^*		^*	^*
16:1	18:1				^*			^*
18:0	18:0												^*
	18:1	^*	^*		^*	^*	^*	^*	NS	^*	^*	^*	^*
	18:2	^*	^*	^*	^*	NS	^*	^*	^*	^*
	20:4	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*
	22:4								^*			^*	^*
	22:5		^*						^*			^*	^*
	22:6	^*	^*					^*	^*			^*	NS
18:1	18:1	^*	^*		^*	^*	^*	^*	^*			NS	^*
	18:2	^*	^*		^*	^*		^*	^*
	20:4	^*	NS			NS		^*	^*			NS
18:2	18:2	^*	^*		^*		^*	NS

Predominant FA			Liver					Kidney					Heart
sn-1	sn-2	PC	PE	PS	PC	PE	PS	PC	PE	PS	PC	PE	PS
16:0	16:0				NS			^*			^*
	16:1									^*
	18:0	^*		^*				^*		^*	^*		^*
	18:1	NS	^*		NS	^*		NS	^*		NS	^*
	18:2	^*	^*		^*	NS		^*	^*
	20:4	^*	^*		^*	^*		^*				^*
	22:4											^*
	22:6	^*	^*			^*		^*	^*		^*	^*
16:1	18:1				^*			^*
18:0	18:0												^*
	18:1	^*	^*		^*	^*	^*	^*	NS	^*	^*	^*	^*
	18:2	^*	^*	^*	^*	NS	^*	^*	^*	^*
	20:4	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*
	22:4								^*			^*	^*
	22:5		^*						^*			^*	^*
	22:6	^*	^*					^*	^*			^*	NS
18:1	18:1	^*	^*		^*	^*	^*	^*	^*			NS	^*
	18:2	^*	^*		^*	^*		^*	^*
	20:4	^*	NS			NS		^*	^*			NS
18:2	18:2	^*	^*		^*		^*	NS

Significant differences are indicated, with P<0.05 (asterisk)as a minimum; NS, non-significant difference

Values are shown in Figs 2, 3, 4, 5

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