Table 1. Composition of Fatty Acids in the Brain (Remaining Tissue after Removal of Basal Ganglia and Hippocampus from the Cerebrum).
Numerical symbol | Control 1 | 2.5% Krill | 5% Krill | Control 2 | 5% Krill+LA | 2.5% Fish | 5% Fish | 2.5% Fish+OL |
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Total SFA | 41.74±0.25 | 41.94±0.13 | 41.69±0.21 | 41.57±0.16 | 41.98±0.15 | 41.80±0.14 | 41.62±0.43 | 42.00±0.15 |
Total MUFA | 18.07±0.05 | 17.32±0.10 | 19.00±0.18 | 17.82±0.08 | 18.04±0.05 | 19.41±0.06 | 19.02±0.26 | 19.29±0.31 |
Total n-3 PUFA | 17.23±0.20 | 19.45±0.13 | 20.05±0.21 | 17.29±0.34 | 18.97±0.21 | 19.58±0.16 | 20.09±0.30 | 19.58±0.26 |
18:3n-3 | — | — | — | 0.01±0.01 | — | — | — | — |
20:3n-3 | — | — | — | — | 0.17±0.11 | — | — | — |
20:5n-3 | — | 0.16±0.01 | 0.54±0.09 | 0.57±0.26 | 0.20±0.02 | 0.27±0.02 | 0.50±0.02 | 0.33±0.01 |
22:5n-3 | 0.08±0.04 | 0.39±0.02 | 0.57±0.01 | 0.16±0.01 | 0.42±0.01 | 0.46±0.00 | 0.63±0.02 | 0.50±0.01 |
22:6n-3 | 17.15±0.16 | 18.90±0.10 | 18.94±0.11 | 16.55±0.07 | 18.18±0.07 | 18.85±0.14 | 18.96±0.26 | 18.75±0.24 |
Total n-6 PUFA | 12.98±0.20 | 11.92±0.31 | 9.82±0.16 | 13.71±0.09 | 11.87±0.16 | 10.62±0.09 | 9.69±0.26 | 10.35±0.26 |
18:2n-6 | 0.75±0.01 | 0.52±0.01 | 0.49±0.02 | 0.77±0.0 | 0.77±0.03 | 0.69±0.02 | 0.37±0.02 | 0.46±0.02 |
18:3n-6 | — | — | — | 0.01±0.01 | 0.01±0.01 | — | 0.02±0.01 | — |
20:2n-6 | 0.06±0.03 | 0.14±0.13 | 0.05±0.03 | 0.13±0.00 | 0.06±0.03 | — | 0.10±0.05 | 0.07±0.03 |
20:3n-6 | 0.44±0.01 | 0.66±0.01 | 0.54±0.01 | 0.43±0.01 | 0.65±0.01 | 0.53±0.01 | 0.36±0.01 | 0.49±0.01 |
20:4n-6 | 9.61±0.10 | 8.86±0.10 | 7.40±0.08 | 10.02±0.04 | 8.67±0.06 | 7.96±0.04 | 7.55±0.12 | 7.87±0.16 |
22:2n-6 | 0.02±0.02 | — | — | 0.07±0.02 | — | — | 0.03±0.02 | — |
22:4n-6 | 2.10±0.03 | 1.74±0.06 | 1.34±0.02 | 2.28±0.01 | 1.71±0.02 | 1.44±0.02 | 1.26±0.03 | 1.46±0.04 |
Unknown | 9.98±0.09 | 9.37±0.10 | 9.44±0.14 | 9.61±0.07 | 9.14±0.08 | 8.59±0.10 | 9.58±0.73 | 8.78±0.52 |
n-3:n-6 | 1.33±0.02 | 1.63±0.04 | 2.04±0.03 | 1.26±0.03 | 1.60±0.02 | 1.84±0.02 | 2.07±0.05 | 1.89±0.05 |
Abbreviation: LA, linoleic acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid (FA); OL, olive oil; SFA, saturated FA; Value, % of total FA; 20:5n-3 , eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); 22:6n-3, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); 18:2n-6, LA; 20:4n-6, arachidonic acid (AA); —, not detected.
Bold numerals represent significant difference (P<0.05) between mice fed control 1 and 5% krill diets.