TABLE 4.
Radioactivity of esterified fatty acids in heart total lipids
| Fatty Acid | Percent Total Esterified Fatty Acid Radioactivity in Heart |
|
|---|---|---|
| Adequate | Deficient | |
| 18:3n-3 | 97.9 ± 0.3 | 97.8 ± 0.3 |
| 18:4n-3 | ND | ND |
| 20:4n-3 | 0.40 ± 0.10 | 0.40 ± 0.07 |
| 20:5n-3 | 0.65 ± 0.12 | 0.67 ± 0.10 |
| 22:5n-3 | 0.28 ± 0.04 | 0.31 ± 0.04 |
| 24:5n-3 | ND | ND |
| 24:6n-3 | ND | ND |
| 22:6n-3 | ND | ND |
| 20:3n-3 | 0.31 ± 0.07 | 0.30 ± 0.03 |
| Unknown | 0.47 ± 0.13 | 0.48 ± 0.13 |
Values are means ± SD (n = 4 and 3 for diet-adequate and diet-deficient groups, respectively). Detection level was > 0.1% of the applied radioactivity. ND, not detected.