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Fasting rats overnight from 8 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. produced significant changes in liver weight and liver fatty acid composition in comparison with fed rats killed at 8 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. Feeding and fasting procedures and time of sacrifice of animals should be carefully standardized in studies of liver lipid composition to minimize variations related to the eating patterns of the animals.
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