TABLE 3. Non-labeled fatty acid compositions in rat heart and brain (wt% of total fatty acids).
Fatty Acids | Heart | Brain | ||||
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Control Diet | DHA Diet | Control Diet | DHA Diet | |||
10:0 | 0.017 ± 0.003 | 0.017 ± 0.003 | ND | ND | ||
12:0 | 1.07 ± 0.11 | 1.08 ± 0.13 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | a** | |
14:0 | 1.67 ± 0.15 | 1.65 ± 0.16 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.02 | ||
16:0 | 15.04 ± 0.57 | 15.61 ± 0.58 | 18.94 ± 0.16 | 18.76 ± 0.12 | ||
18:0 | 18.76 ± 0.52 | 18.72 ± 0.56 | 16.84 ± 0.16 | 16.70 ± 0.08 | ||
20:0 | 0.11 ± 0.003 | 0.12 ± 0.00 | 0.42 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | ||
22:0 | 0.06 ± 0.003 | 0.07 ± 0.004 | b* | 0.34 ± 0.01 | 0.34 ± 0.01 | |
24:0 | 0.08 ± 0.005 | 0.07 ± 0.004 | 0.58 ± 0.03 | 0.57 ± 0.03 | ||
12:1 | 0.02 ± 0.002 | 0.02 ± 0.002 | ND | ND | ||
14:1 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | ||
16:1n-7 | 2.16 ± 0.24 | 1.99 ± 0.26 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 0.36 ± 0.004 | ||
18:1n-9 | 11.47 ± 0.92 | 10.51 ± 0.98 | 17.86 ± 0.10 | 18.36 ± 0.09 | b*** | |
18:1n-7 | 3.77 ± 0.07 | 3.26 ± 0.07 | a*** | 4.05 ± 0.04 | 4.02 ± 0.02 | |
20:1n-9 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | a* | 2.13 ± 0.05 | 2.20 ± 0.03 | |
22:1n-9 | 0.02 ± 0.001 | 0.01 ± 0.000 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.003 | ||
24:1n-9 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | a*** | 1.77 ± 0.12 | 1.81 ± 0.11 | |
18:3n-3 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 0.27 ± 0.02 | 0.005 ± 0.000 | 0.007 ± 0.000 | b*** | |
20:5n-3 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | b*** | 0.02 ± 0.001 | 0.05 ± 0.001 | b*** |
22:5n-3 | 1.08 ± 0.05 | 1.01 ± 0.04 | 0.16 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.003 | b*** | |
22:6n-3 | 9.64 ± 0.44 | 14.59 ± 0.65 | b*** | 14.00 ± 0.12 | 14.64 ± 0.10 | b*** |
24:5n-3 | ND | ND | 0.03 ± 0.002 | 0.05 ± 0.001 | b*** | |
24:6n-3 | ND | ND | 0.10 ± 0.006 | 0.14 ± 0.002 | b*** | |
18:2n-6 | 11.74 ± 0.39 | 12.70 ± 0.35 | b* | 0.48 ± 0.01 | 0.59 ± 0.01 | b*** |
18:3n-6 | 0.03 ± 0.001 | 0.02 ± 0.001 | a*** | ND | ND | |
20:2n-6 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.002 | 0.13 ± 0.004 | 0.15 ± 0.004 | b*** | |
20:3n-6 | 0.35 ± 0.02 | 0.43 ± 0.01 | b*** | 0.37 ± 0.01 | 0.44 ± 0.01 | b*** |
20:4n-6 | 17.82 ± 0.67 | 13.90 ± 0.58 | a*** | 8.87 ± 0.06 | 8.40 ± 0.04 | a*** |
22:2n-6 | 0.03 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.003 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | ||
22:4n-6 | 0.70 ± 0.03 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | a*** | 3.08 ± 0.02 | 2.82 ± 0.02 | a*** |
22:5n-6 | 0.78 ± 0.05 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | a*** | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | a*** |
24:4n-6 | ND | ND | 0.42 ± 0.02 | 0.41 ± 0.007 | ||
24:5n-6 | ND | ND | 0.10 ± 0.005 | 0.09 ± 0.002 | ||
Σ SFA | 36.80 ± 0.33 | 37.32 ± 0.32 | 37.33 ± 0.27 | 37.01 ± 0.12 | ||
Σ MUFA | 17.74 ± 1.14 | 16.04 ± 1.26 | 26.39 ± 0.20 | 27.00 ± 0.14 | b* | |
Σ PUFA | 42.63 ± 1.35 | 43.79 ± 1.42 | 27.56 ± 0.17 | 27.73 ± 0.15 | ||
HUFA n-3 | 10.83 ± 0.49 | 15.91 ± 0.69 | b*** | 14.32 ± 0.12 | 15.08 ± 0.11 | b*** |
HUFA n-6 | 19.68 ± 0.72 | 14.81 ± 0.61 | a*** | 13.27 ± 0.09 | 12.44 ± 0.06 | a*** |
HUFA n6/n3 | 1.85 ± 0.04 | 0.94 ± 0.02 | a*** | 0.93 ± 0.01 | 0.83 ± 0.01 | a*** |
Total Fatty Acids (μmol/g wet weight tissue) | ||||||
62.2 ± 5.1 | 59.2 ± 3.5 | 97.8 ± 1.4 | 95.1 ± 1.1 |
Footnotes are same as those for Table 2.