Table 1. Body mass, organ mass, and LV dimensions.
Control | DHA | ARA | DHA+ARA | |
Group size: | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Terminal Body Mass (g) | 501±11 | 500±6 | 502±9 | 505±9 |
LV Mass (g) | 0.895±0.021 | 0.917±0.017 | 0.902±0.020 | 0.938±0.024 |
LV/Tibia length (g/cm) | 0.22±0.01 | 0.23±0.00 | 0.22±0.01 | 0. 23±0.01 |
RV Mass (g) | 0.262±0.011 | 0.267±0.004 | 0.268±0.004 | 0.269±0.008 |
Biatrial Mass (g) | 0.083±0.003 | 0.091±0.006 | 0.092±0.005 | 0.083±0.003 |
Liver Mass (g) | 13.6±0.6 | 12.5±0.3 | 13.3±0.4 | 14.1±0.5 |
Mitochondrial Yield (mg mito protein/g wet wt) | 14.57±0.69 | 14.17±0.64 | 14.42±0.86 | 15.52±1.00 |
End-systolic diameter (mm) | 0.77±0.01 | 0.76±0.02 | 0.77±0.02 | 0.81±0.02 |
End-diastolic diameter (mm) | 0.43±0.02 | 0.43±0.01 | 0.43±0.02 | 0.48±0.02 |
Fractional shortening | 0.45±0.02 | 0.43±0.02 | 0.44±0.02 | 0.41±0.05 |
Ejection fraction (%) | 83.0±1.4 | 81.3±1.5 | 81.9±1.8 | 79.2±1.4 |
Malonaldehydes+Hydroxyalkenals (nmols/mg protein) | 0.56±0.04 | 0.58±0.04 | 0.53±0.03 | 0.68±0.04* † |
Data are the mean ± SEM. LV, left ventricle. RV, right ventricle.
p<0.05 vs CTRL.
p<0.05 vs ARA.