TABLE 2.
Concentrations of stable heart lipids in rats fed n-3 PUFA-adequate and -deficient diets
| Lipids | Concentration
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Adequate | Deficient | |
| μmol/g heart | ||
| Total phospholipid | 34.6 ± 4.3 | 33.7 ± 5.2 |
| Ethanolamineglycerophospholipid | 13.7 ± 2.9 | 12.3 ± 1.7 |
| Cholineglycerophospholipid | 14.6 ± 2.2 | 14.1 ± 0.4 |
| Phosphatidylserine | 0.98 ± 0.17 | 0.75 ± 0.07a |
| Phosphatidylinositol | 2.1 ± 0.3 | 2.0 ± 0.1 |
| Sphingomyelin | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.4 |
| Cardiolipin | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 1.4 |
| Triacylglycerol | 2.7 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 0.9 |
| Total cholesterol | 8.5 ± 2.8 | 7.9 ± 1.7 |
Values are means ± SD (n = 10 and 7 for adequate and deficient groups, respectively).
a
P < 0.01, differs significantly from mean in adequate group.