Figure 4.

Hypothalamic mRNA expression of neuropeptides involved in the control of food intake is not affected by supplementation of DHA with high sucrose content. Relative hypothalamic gene expression of the orexigenic peptides NPY and AGRP and the anorexigenic peptides POMC and CART in wild-type and Elovl2 -/- mice fed high-sucrose (HS) or high-sucrose DHA-enriched diet (HSDHA) followed by high-sucrose, high-fat diet (HSHF) feeding. mRNA levels are shown relative to 18S expression. Results shown are means of four mice ± SEM.