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. 2012 Nov 12;2(11):e50. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2012.24

Table 3. Fatty acid composition in the liver and serum of ob/ob mice.

Species Diet Liver Serum
 
Chow
KD
Chow
KD
Chow
KD
C14:0 0.6 2.9 0.6 0.4 TR TR
C16:0 16.9 22.7 23.1 22.6 21.6 16.3
C16:1 1.3 1.5 9.5 1.1 3.8 0.4
C18:0 2.2 11.2 2.8 8.3 11.2 15.5
C18:1 23.9 35.3 52.5 23.9 23.0 9.0
C18:2 45.2 22.5 6.8 30.6 20.7 33.4
C18:3 2.9 0.9 ND 0.9 TR TR
C20:1 ND ND 0.7 0.4 TR TR
C20:3 ND ND 0.4 0.8 1.0 0.6
C20:4 ND ND 1.0 4.9 6.9 14.8
C20:5 1.5 ND ND ND 4.1 0.9
C22:5 ND ND 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.9
C22:6 ND ND 0.8 3.0 3.5 2.5
Others 5.5 3.0 1.6 2.6 3.7 5.7

Abbreviations: Chow, regular chow diet; GLC, gas-liquid chromatography; KD, ketogenic diet; ob, obese.

Fatty acid analysis was conducted by GLC. Data represent ratio of each fatty acid species to total fatty acids (%) prepared from the liver and serum of Chow- or KD-fed ob/ob mice, respectively. The column of Diet indicates fatty acid profiles of Chow (CE-2) and KD (F3666) using this study. Values indicate ND, not detected; TR, trace.