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Table 2 Liver lipid composition1

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

 

Safflower oil

Fish oil

Liver weight

Grams

   -C

4.9 ± 0.1

4.8 ± 0.2

   +C

7.1 ± 0.2

7.5 ± 0.3

Free cholesterol2

μg/mg protein

   -C

22 ± 0.5

19 ± 0.7*

   +C

44 ± 3

44 ± 3

Cholesteryl ester

  

   -C

3 ± 0.3

6 ± 0.8*

   +C

221 ± 24

149 ± 8*

Triglyceride

  

   -C

108 ± 7

52 ± 4*

   +C

46 ± 3

83 ± 5*

  1. 1Values are means ± SEM, n = 14-16 per group. Asterisks indicate significant differences between safflower oil and fish oil within cholesterol-depleted (-C) or supplemented (+C) hamsters, P ≤ 0.05.
  2. 2Data were log-transformed prior to statistical analysis