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. 2010 Dec 22;141(2):214–222. doi: 10.3945/jn.110.129882

TABLE 2.

DHA levels in liver of pups nursed by dams fed the control or DHA supplemented diets and exposed to RA or O2 at d 3 or 71

d 3
 d 7
Diet/exposure μmol/g liver % Total fatty acids μmol/g liver % Total fatty acids
Cont/RA 6.68 ± 1.01 0.14 ± 0.01 7.65 ± 1.04 0.13 ± 0.01
DHA/RA 10.4 ± 0.98* 0.19 ± 0.01# 10.2 ± 0.85* 0.19 ± 0.01#
Cont/O2 7.24 ± 1.20 0.15 ± 0.01‡ 8.43 ± 1.01 0.15 ± 0.0.01‡
DHA/O2 11.4 ± 1.08* 0.19 ± 0.01#‡ 10.9 ± 0.96* 0.19 ± 0.01#‡
1

Data are means ± SEM, = 6–13 pups (3–6 litter pairs, 4–8 litters). *Effect of diet, P = 0.004; #effect of diet, P < 0.001; ‡effect of exposure, = 0.009.