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Table 8 Fatty acid composition of erythrocyte phospholipids of Wistar rats after the PlsEtn diet for 9 weeks

From: Dietary plasmalogen increases erythrocyte membrane plasmalogen in rats

Fatty acid

Control diet

PlsEtn diet

t-test

[A] Fatty acid composition of erythrocyte PlsEtn + PE

22:6 + 14:0

5.46 ± 0.52

5.70 ± 0.38

 

20:4

30.67 ± 4.89

35.06 ± 2.91

p < 0.05

18:2

10.21 ± 1.26

10.33 ± 0.50

 

18:1

18.53 ± 2.29

17.69 ± 1.94

 

16:0

23.17 ± 2.68

20.87 ± 1.60

p < 0.06

18:0

10.05 ± 2.13

8.02 ± 1.49

p < 0.05

other

1.92 ± 0.44

2.33 ± 0.81

 

[B] Fatty acid composition of erythrocyte PC

22:6 + 14:0

2.32 ± 0.41

2.41 ± 0.32

 

20:4

8.63 ± 2.89

11.01 ± 1.71

p < 0.07

18:2

10.12 ± 1.12

11.76 ± 0.94

 

18:1

11.63 ± 0.73

11.58 ± 0.47

 

16:0

48.81 ± 3.44

45.64 ± 3.07

p < 0.07

18:0

16.21 ± 1.08

15.33 ± 1.30

 

other

2.28 ± 0.41

2.29 ± 0.47

 
  1. Data are % of total fatty acids (mean ± SD).