Fig. 2From: Linoleic acid metabolic pathway allows for an efficient increase of intramuscular fat content in pigsRelationship between the absolute amount of linoleic acid in muscle and (a) intramuscular fat or (b) subcutaneous backfat thickness. The linoleic acid (C18:2, in mg/g of dry muscle) is positively related to intramuscular fat content (IMF, %; log (IMF) = −1.17 + 0.99 × log (C18:2); R2:0.50) but not to backfat thickness (BT, mm)Back to article page