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The effect of paraffin, transformer, spindle and the respective oxidized oils on growth rate and percentage composition of liver lipid in rats was studied for a period of 4 weeks. The results indicated that transformer, spindle, oxidized transformer and oxidized spindle oils significantly depressed growth rate in rats. A decreased percentage in phospholipids and an increased percentage in triglycerides was noted in the liver lipids from these animals. Paraffin oil and oxidized paraffin oils decreased the growth rate per week slightly; there was no change in the percentage of the various lipid classes in the liver in these animals. Increased levels of palmitoleic acid were found in the cholesterol esters fraction of rats fed paraffin, transformer, oxidized paraffin and transformer oils. More oleic acid was detected in free fatty acids and triglycerides of rats fed transformer, spindle, oxidized paraffin, transformer and spindle oils.
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