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Table 3. Red blood cell fatty acid content as determined by GLC.

		VEH / CON			cSiO₂ / CON			cSiO₂ /↑DHA			cSiO₂ / ↓SF.ω6			cSiO₂ / ↓SF.ω6↑DHA
Common Name	Chemical Formula	(% of total fatty acids, mean ± SD)
Myristic	C14:0	0.22	±	0.01^A	0.23	±	0.03^A	0.33	±	0.06^B	0.13	±	0.02^C	0.22	±	0.02^A
Palmitic	C16:0	24.87	±	0.48^A	25.47	±	0.67^A	27.20	±	0.49^B	24.71	±	0.72^A	27.05	±	0.38^B
Palmitelaidic	C16:1ω7t	0.14	±	0.01^A	0.15	±	0.01^A	0.14	±	0.01^A	0.07	±	0.01^B	0.06	±	0.01^B
Palmitoleic	C16:1ω7	0.45	±	0.05^A	0.45	±	0.06^A	0.60	±	0.08^B	0.32	±	0.04^C	0.41	±	0.03^A
Stearic	C18:0	16.00	±	0.40^A	16.29	±	0.84^A	15.83	±	0.18^A	14.84	±	0.75^B	13.45	±	0.41^C
Elaidic	C18:1ω9t	0.67	±	0.02^A	0.69	±	0.04^A	0.62	±	0.04^B	0.27	±	0.02^C	0.24	±	0.02^C
Oleic	C18:1ω9	14.77	±	0.23^A	15.03	±	0.43^A	12.99	±	0.55^B	21.70	±	0.19^C	20.00	±	0.29^D
Linoelaidic	C18:2ω6t	0.10	±	0.01^A	0.11	±	0.01^AB	0.12	±	0.03^AB	0.08	±	0.01^BC	0.07	±	0.01^C
Linoleic	C18:2ω6	10.83	±	0.34^A	10.97	±	0.39^A	14.30	±	0.78^B	7.96	±	0.35^C	9.70	±	0.47^D
Arachidic	C20:0	0.14	±	0.01^A	0.13	±	0.03^A	0.13	±	0.03^A	0.12	±	0.03^A	0.11	±	0.02^A
gamma-Linolenic	C18:3ω6	0.05	±	0.01^A	0.06	±	0.01^A	0.05	±	0.01^AB	0.05	±	0.00^AB	0.03	±	0.01^B
Eicosenoic	C20:1ω9	0.27	±	0.01^AC	0.28	±	0.02^ABC	0.18	±	0.04^C	0.49	±	0.06^B	0.29	±	0.03^AB
alpha-Linolenic	C18:3ω3	0.08	±	0.01^AB	0.08	±	0.01^B	0.09	±	0.01^B	0.04	±	0.01^AC	0.04	±	0.01^C
Eicosadienoic	C20:2ω6	0.29	±	0.03^A	0.30	±	0.03^A	0.30	±	0.03^A	0.21	±	0.01^B	0.18	±	0.01^B
Behenic	C22:0	0.13	±	0.04^A	0.10	±	0.02^B	0.10	±	0.02^AB	0.07	±	0.01^B	0.09	±	0.02^B
Dihomo-g-linolenic	C20:3ω6	1.37	±	0.14^A	1.26	±	0.09^A	1.43	±	0.20^A	1.42	±	0.08^A	1.24	±	0.14^A
Arachidonic	C20:4ω6	19.92	±	0.49^A	18.91	±	0.87^B	6.84	±	0.56^C	19.14	±	0.45^B	5.11	±	0.49^D
Lignoceric	C24:0	0.24	±	0.05^A	0.18	±	0.07^AB	0.20	±	0.06^AB	0.14	±	0.03^B	0.19	±	0.01^AB
Eicosapentaenoic	C20:5ω3	0.30	±	0.03^A	0.25	±	0.02^B	2.98	±	0.16^C	0.20	±	0.02^D	4.73	±	0.18^E
Nervonic	C24:1ω9	0.20	±	0.04^AC	0.14	±	0.06^AB	0.13	±	0.04^B	0.21	±	0.04^C	0.26	±	0.02^C
Docosatetraenoic	C22:4ω6	2.23	±	0.09^A	2.22	±	0.13^A	0.22	±	0.03^B	1.98	±	0.15^C	0.14	±	0.01^B
Docosapentaenoic ω6	C22:5ω6	0.47	±	0.03^A	0.47	±	0.03^A	0.05	±	0.01^B	0.51	±	0.04^A	0.03	±	0.01^C
Docosapentaenoic ω3	C22:5ω3	0.79	±	0.06^AB	0.75	±	0.08^A	0.87	±	0.04^BD	0.46	±	0.05^C	0.90	±	0.04^D
Docosahexaenoic	C22:6ω3	5.50	±	0.16^A	5.50	±	0.19^A	14.35	±	0.49^B	5.06	±	0.17^C	15.00	±	0.28^B
Total SFA		41.58	±	0.62^AC	42.39	±	0.72^AB	43.79	±	0.45^B	40.01	±	1.13^C	41.32	±	0.35^AC
Total MUFA		16.50	±	0.21^A	16.73	±	0.46^A	14.65	±	0.57^B	23.06	±	0.19^C	21.26	±	0.30^D
Total ω-3 PUFA		6.67	±	0.16^A	6.58	±	0.17^A	18.27	±	0.56^B	5.76	±	0.21^C	20.67	±	0.27^D
Total ω-6 PUFA		35.25	±	0.68^A	34.30	±	0.89^A	23.40	±	0.14^B	31.18	±	0.90^C	16.49	±	0.37^D
ω-3 Index		5.80	±	0.15^A	5.75	±	0.18^A	17.32	±	0.56^B	5.27	±	0.17^C	19.74	±	0.28^D

Data presented as mean ± SD. Difference between diets compared by ordinary one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison. Nonparametric versions of these tests were used when applicable. Unique letters indicate significant differences between groups (p<0.05).