Table 1. Composition in FA in whole hypothalamus measured by GS-MS and expressed in percentage.
Hypothalamus | Cortex | ||||
SH | ILH | SH | ILH | ||
Saturated FAs | Myristic acid 14∶0 | 0.029±0.002 | 0.027±0.002 | 0.038±0.002 | 0.035±0.002 |
Palmitic acid 16∶0 | 30.53±0.32 | 30.60±0.31 | 36.40±0.5 | 36.71±0.47 | |
Stearic acid 18∶0 | 29.65±0.36 | 29.94±0.32 | 34.00±0.4 | 34.13±0.29 | |
MUFAs | Oleic acid 18∶1 ω9 | 22.01±0.22 | 22.11±0.19 | 13.85±0.4 | 13.45±0.34 |
Vaccenic acid 18∶1 ω7 | 6.75±0.15 | 6.16±0.20* | 4.10±0.2 | 3.98±0.15 | |
PUFAs | Linoleic acid 18∶2 ω6 | 0.032±0.002 | 0.034±0.004 | 0.032±0.004 | 0.028±0.001 |
Arachidonic acid 20∶4 ω6 | 5.72±0.16 | 6.01±0.16 | 6.33±0.2 | 6.39±0.20 | |
Docohexanoic acid 22∶6 ω3 | 5.27±0.21 | 5.13±0.19 | 5.24±0.2 | 5.27±0.17 | |
% | Saturated FAs | 60.2±0.5 | 60.6±0.4 | 70.4±0.4 | 70.9±0.5 |
MUFAs | 28.8±0.3 | 28.3±0.2 | 18.0±0.4 | 17.4±0.5 | |
PUFAs | 11.0±0.3 | 11.2±0.3 | 11.6±0.4 | 11.7±0.2 | |
ratio | MUFAs/PUFAs | 2.62±0.08 | 2.55±0.08 | 1.56±0.08 | 1.50±0.05 |
MUFAs/Saturated FAs | 0.48±0.01 | 0.47±0.01 | 0.26±0.01 | 0.25±0.01 | |
PUFAs/Saturated FAs | 0.18±0.01 | 0.18±0.01 | 0.16±0.01 | 0.17±0.00 |
p<0.05 vs. SH group.