TABLE 2.

Sample sizes of male and female zebrafish evaluated for outcomes in growth and body composition, by dietary lipid component and individual diets¹

	Wet body mass, n		Total body length, n		Total lipid mass, n		TG mass, n
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
TDL (g/kg)
80	239	370	234	353	35	36	32	28
110	238	369	232	363	32	33	32	33
140	222	356	217	352	35	36	28	28
RFA
1.4:1	206	396	197	385	34	35	27	28
4:1	261	345	257	341	34	36	34	36
9.5:1	232	354	229	342	35	34	31	30
Individual diet
80 g/kg TDL
1.4:1	69	126	66	119	12	12	9	9
5:1	92	117	91	116	11	12	11	12
9.5:1	78	127	77	118	12	12	12	12
110 g/kg TDL
1.4:1	70	138	66	137	10	11	10	11
5:1	89	120	87	118	12	12	12	12
9.5:1	79	111	79	108	10	10	10	10
140 g/kg TDL
1.4:1	67	132	65	129	12	12	8	8
5:1	80	108	79	107	11	12	11	12
9.5:1	75	116	73	116	12	12	9	8

¹RFA, dietary ratio of n–6 to n–3 fatty acids; TDL, total dietary lipid; TG, triglyceride.