Effects of an n-3-deficient diet on brain, retina, and liver fatty acyl composition in artificially reared rats

• Published in: Journal of lipid research Vol. 45; no. 8; pp. 1437 - 1445
• Main Authors: Moriguchi, Toru, Lim, Sun-Young, Greiner, Rebecca, Lefkowitz, William, Loewke, James, Hoshiba, Junji, Salem, Norman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Age Factors; alpha-Linolenic Acid - deficiency; alpha-Linolenic Acid - metabolism; Animals; Arachidonic Acid - metabolism; artificial rearing; Brain - metabolism; dietary fat; Dietary Fats - metabolism; docosahexaenoic acid; Docosahexaenoic Acids - metabolism; docosapentaenoic acid; essential fatty acids; fat deficiencies; fatty acid composition; Fatty Acids, Unsaturated - metabolism; Gastrointestinal Contents; Liver - metabolism; nutrient deficiencies; omega-3 fatty acids; Rats; Retina - metabolism; artificial rearing; docosahexaenoic acid; fatty acid composition; docosapentaenoic acid

Rat pups born to dams fed a diet with 3.1% of total fatty acids as α-linolenic acid (LNA) were fed, using an artificial rearing system, either an n-3-deficient (n-3-Def) or an n-3-adequate (n-3-Adq) diet. Both diets contained 17.1% linoleic acid, but the n-3-Adq diet also contained 3.1% LNA. The per...