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Table 1 Fatty acid composition of control and experimental diet.

From: Fish oil supplementation reverses the effect of cholesterol on apoptotic gene expression in smooth muscle cells

Fatty acid

Control

+ 10% fish Oil

14

0.8

6.6

16

22.3

22.3

18

8.6

5.8

Total sat.

31.7

34.8

16:1 n-7

3.3

9.2

18:1 n-9

32.4

19.5

20:1 n-9

0.0

0.4

Total MUFA

35.7

29.1

18:2 n-6

24.6

10.7

20:2 n-6

2.5

2.4

20:3 n-6

1.1

0.6

20:4 n-6

1.6

1.4

Total n-6

29.8

15.1

18:3 n-3

0.8

0.6

20:5 n-3

0.0

12.0

22:5 n-3

1.7

1.6

22:6 n-3

0.0

6.8

Total n-3

2.5

21.0

Total PUFA

32.3

36.1

Total unsat.

68.0

65.2

Sat./unsat.

0.47

0.53

Sat./PUFA

0.98

0.96

20:5/22:6

0.00

1.76

n-3/n-6

0.08

1.39

  1. Source: Castillo et all [11]
  2. Results (% fatty acid) are the means of 3 determinations.