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Table 5 Dietary composition of the experimental diets. Values represent the weight percent of each component in the diet, wet weight basis. Fungal oil was the source of AA; fish oil was the source of DHA. Suppliers are confidential. Fungal and fish oils were replaced with MCT (medium chain triacylgylcerols) to provide the same total fat content of each diet.

From: Dietary effects of arachidonate-rich fungal oil and fish oil on murine hepatic and hippocampal gene expression

Diet ingredient

Control

FUNG

FISH

FUNG+FISH

Powdered Diet AIN 93, fat free

90.0

90.0

90.0

90.0

Milk fat

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

MCT oil

5.1

4.0

3.1

2.1

Palm olein

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

Trisun oil

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Soy oil

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Fungal oil rich in AA

0.0

1.1

0.0

1.1

Fish oil rich in DHA

0.0

0.0

1.9

1.9