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Table 1 Red blood cell fatty acid profile1

From: Changes in cholesterol homeostasis modify the response of F1B hamsters to dietary very long chain n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Selected fatty acids

Safflower oil

Fish oil

Total SFA 2

mol% of total fatty acids

   -C

41.9 ± 0.4

47.2 ± 0.4*

   +C

39.1 ± 0.4

37.8 ± 0.6

16:0

  

   -C

26.5 ± 0.3

32.2 ± 0.4*

   +C

25.2 ± 0.2

30.0 ± 0.3*

18:0

  

   -C

13.5 ± 0.1

12.5 ± 0.2*

   +C

12.2 ± 0.2

8.6 ± 0.4*

Total MUFA3

  

   -C

17.9 ± 0.3

21.0 ± 0.3*

   +C

20.3 ± 0.4

29.3 ± 0.5*

18:1

  

   -C

14.8 ± 0.2

17.3 ± 0.2*

   +C

16.5 ± 0.2

24.0 ± 0.4*

Total n-6 PUFA4

  

   -C

37.6 ± 0.4

14.5 ± 0.2*

   +C

38.5 ± 0.5

14.3 ± 0.2*

18:2n-6

  

   -C

16.6 ± 0.2

5.8 ± 0.2*

   +C

19.6 ± 0.5

8.2 ± 0.2*

20:4n-6

  

   -C

15.9 ± 0.3

7.4 ± 0.1*

   +C

14.0 ± 0.2

5.2 ± 0.3*

Total n-3 PUFA5

  

   -C

1.8 ± 0.1

17.0 ± 0.4*

   +C

1.3 ± 0.1

18.5 ± 0.5*

20:5n-3

  

   -C

0.1 ± 0.03

5.9 ± 0.1*

   +C

0.04 ± 0.01

8.8 ± 0.4*

22:6 n-3

  

   -C

1.4 ± 0.1

7.9 ± 0.2*

   +C

0.9 ± 0.03

6.9 ± 0.1*

  1. 1Values are means ± SEM, n = 16 per group. Asterisks indicate significant differences between safflower oil and fish oil within cholesterol-supplemented (+C) or depleted (-C) hamsters, P ≤ 0.05. Data (Total MUFA, 20:4n-6, 20:5n-3) were log-transformed prior to statistical analysis.
  2. 2Sum of 8:0, 10:0, 12:0, 14:0, 16:0, 18:0, 20:0, 24:0
  3. 3Sum of 14:1n-5, 16:1n-9, 16:1n-7, 17:1n-7 18:1n-9, 18:1n-7, 24:1n-9
  4. 4Sum of 18:2n-6, 18:3n-6, 20:3n-6, 20:4n-6, 22:4n-6, 22:5n-6
  5. 5Sum of 18:3n-3, 20:5n-3, 22:5n-3, 22:6n-3
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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