“…Comparing with skeletal muscles from rats [12], most of the linoleic acid, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAS), such as arachidonic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, very long chain fatty acids (behenic, lignoceric, nervonic) in control fats of this study disappeared within 25 h after death. This is caused by hydrolysis and hydrogenation of adipose tissue, leading to the formation of a greasy or waxy substance (adipocere).…”