Table 2.
Effect of EPA-FFA dietary supplementation at different concentrations on mucosal fatty acid content (mean ± SD)
| Arm | Fatty acid
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| % Palmitic | % Stearic | % Oleic | % Linoleic | % Linolenic | % AA | % EPA | % DPA | % DHA | |
| Ctrl (n = 8) | 21.9 ± 2.6 | 24.1 ± 3.2 | 14.6 ± 4.1 | 24.9 ± 2.1 | 0.14 ± 0.13 | 11.7 ± 2.6 | 0.42 ± 0.32 | 0.11 ± 0.06 | 1.72 ± 0.30 |
| EPA-FFA 2.5% (n = 8) | 19.7 ± 4.4 | 22.39 ± 2.95 | 9.19 ± 5.80 | 17.4 ± 1.7 | 0.16 ± 0.07 | 1.38 ± 0.23 | 24.2 ± 4.9 | 2.40 ± 0.29 | 2.70 ± 0.49 |
| EPA-FFA 5% (n = 8) | 19.2 ± 3.1 | 17.2 ± 2.9 | 12.6 ± 2.8 | 24.4 ± 2.5 | 0.14 ± 0.13 | 1.62 ± 0.24 | 20.5 ± 3.4 | 1.95 ± 0.35 | 2.02 ± 0.25 |