Role of serotonin in fatty acid-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice

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Table 3 Effect of fatty acids on food and water intake as well as intestinal motility

Diets	C	SFA	MUFA	PUFA
n	5	5	5	5
Food intake (kcal/wk)	63.77 ± 0.43	80.52 ± 2.36	70.43 ± 1.63^a	79.32 ± 1.34^b
Water intake (ml/wk)	25.61 ± 0.19***	16.97 ± 0.40	16.92 ± 0.41	22.58 ± 0.29^a,b
Intestinal motility (distance in cm)	8.72 ± 2.06	14.78 ± 1.57	11.70 ± 2.35	14.14 ± 2.20

Means ± SEM from n = 5 mice per group. ^a P < 0.05 food intake compared to SFA, ^b P < 0.05, food intake compared to MUFA. ^*** P < 0.001 water intake compared to mean of fatty acid enriched diet groups. ^a,b P < 0.01 water intake compared to SFA and MUFA. Abbreviations: C, Control; SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids.

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