SCD and hydrops fetalis: Although C 18:1(n-7 + n-9) levels were increased in the plasma, RBC and liver tissues of rats fed with a HF diet and fructose, the Δ9-Desaturase or stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD1) index, which reflects the levels of endogenously synthesized FA in the liver, was not signicantly higher than that of the CTRL and HF-Phaeo groups.