Table 4 Sarcolemmal membrane fatty acid profiles (% of total fatty acids) from rats fed experimental diets for 2 or 6 months.

CTL

DHA

ALA

CTL

DHA

ALA

10.3 ± 0.28^b

13.3 ± 0.39^a

12.5 ± 0.36^a

11.4 ± 0.87

12.9 ± 0.53

12.5 ± 0.38

21.6 ± 0.36

23.4 ± 0.36

22.8 ± 0.50

27.0 ± 1.50***

25.1 ± 0.93

24.5 ± 1.00

4.8 ± 0.04

4.5 ± 0.28

5.5 ± 0.12

5.0 ± 0.35^a

4.1 ± 0.24^b

5.2 ± 0.35^a

2.9 ± 0.07

2.5 ± 0.05

2.7 ± 0.10

2.9 ± 0.17^a

2.4 ± 0.06^b

2.9 ± 0.13^a

26.5 ± 0.75^a

21.5 ± 0.61^b

26.3 ± 0.60^a

22.7 ± 1.75^b

22.2 ± 0.87^b

26.5 ± 1.49^a

<0.1^b

<0.1^b

1.3 ± 0.04^a

<0.1^b

<0.1^b

1.1 ± 0.12^a **

22.2 ± 0.22^a

10.8 ± 0.24^c

14.0 ± 0.35^b

21.3 ± 1.11^a

10.8 ± 0.52^c

13.0 ± 0.30^b

<0.1^c

0.8 ± 0.04^b

1.2 ± 0.07^a

<0.1^b

1.2 ± 0.25^a

1.3 ± 0.07^a

1.2 ± 0.04^a

<0.1^b

<0.1^b

1.0 ± 0.05^a ***

<0.1^b

<0.1^b

2.7 ± 0.15^a

0.7 ± 0.02^b

<0.1^c

2.5 ± 0.20^a

0.5 ± 0.02^b

<0.1^c

0.7 ± 0.03^b

0.7 ± 0.04^b

3.4 ± 0.15^a

0.5 ± 0.04^b

0.7 ± 0.13^b

2.8 ± 0.11^a **

$

3.9 ± 0.10^c

19.2 ± 1.01^a

7.5 ± 0.32^b

2.7 ± 0.10^c *

17.3 ± 1.00^a *

6.5 ± 0.47^b *

32.6 ± 0.28

37.5 ± 0.58

36.1 ± 0.60

39.5 ± 2.43**

38.8 ± 1.45

37.9 ± 1.35

8.8 ± 0.11^a

7.7 ± 0.34^b

9.1 ± 0.25^a

9.1 ± 0.50^a

7.8 ± 0.32^b

10.0 ± 0.47^a

58.7 ± 0.29

54.8 ± 0.83

54.8 ± 0.59

51.4 ± 2.90**

53.4 ± 1.74

52.1 ± 1.45

53.7 ± 0.29^a

33.8 ± 0.61^c

41.2 ± 0.39^b

48.0 ± 2.78^a *

34.0 ± 1.28^c

40.1 ± 1.29^b

4.9 ± 0.25^c

20.9 ± 1.00^a

13.6 ± 0.28^b

3.3 ± 0.15^c *

19.4 ± 0.88^a

12.0 ± 0.62^b

1.2 ± 0.04^b

2.0 ± 0.06^a

1.9 ± 0.08^a

1.1 ± 0.04^b

2.1 ± 0.07^a

2.0 ± 0.14^a

5.7 ± 0.15^a

0.6 ± 0.03^c

1.9 ± 0.10^b

8.0 ± 0.17^a ***

0.6 ± 0.04^c

2.1 ± 0.16^b

11.0 ± 0.57^a

1.6 ± 0.10^c

3.0 ± 0.05^b

14.6 ± 0.50^a ***

1.8 ± 0.10^c

3.4 ± 0.21^b

1.8 ± 0.02

1.5 ± 0.04

1.5 ± 0.04

0.8 ± 0.09^b **

1.4 ± 0.09^a

1.4 ± 0.08^a