Menhaden oil, but not safflower or soybean oil, aids in restoring the polyunsaturated fatty acid profile in the novel delta-6-desaturase null mouse

Table 2 Novel D5D product composition in the serum phosphatidylcholine fraction

Fatty Acid	Menhaden	Safflower	Soy	Menhaden	Safflower	Soy	Interaction p- value
	n = 4	n = 7	n = 5	n = 4	n = 7	n = 3
	WT			KO
20:3(Δ7,11,14)	0.1 ± 0.09	0	0	0.1 ± 0.04	4.0 ± 1.74 ^a	2.6 ± 0.69 ^a	<0.01
20:4(Δ7,11,14,17)	0.1 ± 0.07	0.1 ± 0.08	0.2 ± 0.05	0.1 ± 0.03	0.2 ± 0.06	0.1 ± 0.02	0.23
22:4(Δ9,13,16,19)	0	0	0	0	0	0.2 ± 0.05 ^a	<0.01
Total D5D Products	0.2 ± 0.20	0.1 ± 0.08	0.2 ± 0.05	0.2 ± 0.04	4.2 ± 1.80 ^a	2.9 ± 0.70 ^a	<0.01

Note: Data were analyzed by 2-way ANOVA and are expressed as means +/− SD. Means with letters represent a significant difference (p < 0.05) from wild-type values within a row.

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