Table 5. Comparison of n−6/n−3 ratios between wild-type and mfat-1 transgenic lamb.

Organs or Tissues	n−6/n−3 Ratioa
	Wild-type	Transgenic
Heart	2.28±0.01	0.93±0.02**
Liver	1.56±0.05	0.66±0.04**
Spleen	3.04±0.23	1.50±0.16**
Lung	2.66±0.46	1.40±0.12*
Kidney	2.45±0.05	1.36±0.15**
Brain	0.42±0.01	0.32±0.01**
Ear	2.89±0.02	1.18±0.25**
Tongue	1.66±0.13	1.25±0.02*
Tail	4.60±1.14	2.08±0.63*
Muscle	2.63±0.05	1.24±0.06**

Ratio of n−6/n−3 fatty acid was calculated from n−6 fatty acids [linoleic acid (LA, 18∶2n−6) and arachidonic acid (AA, 20∶4n−6)] versus n−3 fatty acids [α-linolenic acid (ALA, 18∶3n−3), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20∶5n−3), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22∶6n−3)]. Each value represents the mean ± standard deviation from three replicated sample measurements of each tissue.

^aStatistical analysis using the two tailed student t-test. Significant differences between the wild-type and the transgenic lamb samples were marked (*P<0.05; **P<0.01).