Table 2.
Brain lipid concentrations in rats after 15 weeks on n-6 PUFA adequate or deficient diet
| Lipids | Dietary groups
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Adequate | Deficient | |
| μmol/g brain | ||
| Total phospholipids | 57.4 ± 10.4 | 65.2 ± 5.8 |
| Ethanolamine Glycerophospholipids | 22.5 ± 2.0 | 21.6 ± 2.3 |
| Phosphatidylinositol | 3.7 ± 0.7 | 3.3 ± 0.4 |
| Phosphatidylserine | 9.6 ± 0.5 | 9.7 ± 1.2 |
| Choline glycerophospholipids | 26.0 ± 1.4 | 25.6 ± 2.6 |
| Sphingomyelin | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 0.9 |
| Total cholesterol | 42.6 ± 9.0 | 48.9 ± 11.9 |
| Triacylglycerol | 0.27 ± 0.08 | 0.27 ± 0.08 |
Values are mean ± SD (n = 8 for both groups)