Table 5 The effect of feeding growing female rats different sources of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on brain fatty acid profile

4.7 ± 0.5^b

4.1 ± 0.3^b

5.6 ± 0.5^b

5.3 ± 0.3^b

9.2 ± 0.5^a

7.7 ± 0.4^a

0.4 ± 0.05

0.3 ± 0.07

0.4 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

ND

0.4 ± 0.1^a

0.2 ± 0.03^ab

0.4 ± 0.1^a

0.2 ± 0.02^ab

0.1 ± 0.003^b

4.3 ± 0.5^bc

3.4 ± 0.2^c

5.0 ± 0.5^b

4.5 ± 0.1^bc

8.5 ± 0.5^a

7.2 ± 0.3^a

3.7 ± 0.4^a

2.2 ± 0.1^bc

2.3 ± 0.1^bc

2.1 ± 0.1^c

3.4 ± 0.1^a

3.0 ± 0.1^b

0.4 ± 0.03^a

0.3 ± 0.02^a

0.2 ± 0.02^b

0.2 ± 0.01^b

0.1 ± 0.005^c

0.05 ± 0.004^c

3.3 ± 0.4^a

1.9 ± 0.1^b

2.1 ± 0.1^b

2.0 ± 0.1^b

3.4 ± 0.1^a

2.9 ± 0.1^a