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Table 5 Composition of SFA, MUFA, and PUFA in the brain after long-term administration of fish oil and krill oils

From: Absorption rate of krill oil and fish oil in blood and brain of rats

 

SFA

MUFA

PUFA

1 week (μg/g brain)

 FO

51.49 ± 4.64

26.45 ± 2.58

36.81 ± 3.66

 KO

57.67 ± 1.94

28.28 ± 0.90

39.56 ± 1.34

 CKO

60.21 ± 3.33

31.34 ± 1.93

43.47 ± 2.25

2 weeks (μg/g brain)

 FO

61.34 ± 2.26

32.85 ± 1.35

44.84 ± 1.88

 KO

59.67 ± 3.30

32.36 ± 2.05

46.00 ± 3.48

 CKO

46.00 ± 3.48

30.09 ± 0.97

40.58 ± 1.19

  1. SFA: 14:0, 16:0, 18:0; MUFA: 16:1, 18:1(n-9), 18:1(n-7); PUFA: 18:2(n-6), 18:3(n-3), 18:4(n-3), 20:4(n-6), 20:5, 22:5, 22:6. Values are presented as the mean ± S.E (n = 4). One-way analysis of variance with Duncan’s multiple comparison test with mean values
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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