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. 2014 Mar 12;39(8):1852–1860. doi: 10.1038/npp.2014.32

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
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.