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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Simvastatin decreased proportions from total fatty acids of palmitic acid by 2. 0 % (P < 0. 01), linoleic acid (C18 :2 n-6) by 5. 3 % (P < 0. 001), and alpha-linolenic acid by 6. 8 % (P < 0. 05), and increased proportions of gamma-linolenic acid (C18 :3 n-6) by 11. 1 % (P < 0. 001), dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (C20 :3 n-6) by 4. 2 % (P < 0. 01), arachidonic acid (C20 :4 n-6) by 14. 2 % (P < 0. 001), and the sum of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (C20-22) by 9. 0 % (P < 0. 001).