Table 5 Nuclear membrane fatty acid profiles (% of total fatty acids) from rats fed experimental diets for 2 or 6 months.

CTL

DHA

ALA

CTL

DHA

ALA

13.9 ± 0.4^b

15.6 ± 0.46^a

14.6 ± 0.33^ab

13.2 ± 0.27^b

15.3 ± 0.30^a

14.7 ± 0.29^ab

21.0 ± 0.37

20.3 ± 0.55

20.9 ± 0.47

21.7 ± 0.25

22.0 ± 0.54

21.7 ± 0.24

9.7 ± 0.68^a

8.2 ± 0.46^b

8.7 ± 0.34^ab

9.5 ± 0.61^a

8.2 ± 0.57^b

9.2 ± 0.36^ab

3.0 ± 0.08^a

2.3 ± 0.07^b

2.7 ± 0.10^b

2.7 ± 0.03^a *

2.2 ± 0.07^b

2.8 ± 0.05^b

23.4 ± 0.65^a

16.7 ± 0.53^c

21.2 ± 0.92^b

22.8 ± 0.48^a

16.9 ± 0.28^c

20.5 ± 0.51^b

<0.1^b

<0.1^b

2.5 ± 0.09^a

<0.1^b

<0.1^b

2.7 ± 0.12^a

18.0 ± 0.82^a

9.4 ± 0.28^c

13.1 ± 0.55^b

19.6 ± 0.72^a

9.5 ± 0.59^c

12.3 ± 0.55^b

<0.1^c

0.8 ± 0.05^b

1.2 ± 0.06^a

<0.1^c

0.9 ± 0.02^b

1.3 ± 0.05^a

1.3 ± 0.08^a

<0.1^b

<0.1^b

1.3 ± 0.07^a

<0.1^b

<0.1^b

2.4 ± 0.11^a

0.9 ± 0.02^b

<0.1^c

2.6 ± 0.28^a

0.8 ± 0.0^b

<0.1^c

0.6 ± 0.07^c

1.0 ± 0.07^b

3.8 ± 0.26^a

0.6 ± 0.05^c

0.9 ± 0.03^b

3.8 ± 0.05^a

3.0 ± 0.34^c

21.2 ± 0.55^a

7.8 ± 0.34^b

2.7 ± 0.22^c

20.0 ± 0.33^a *

7.4 ± 0.41^b

36.2 ± 0.36

37.3 ± 0.41

36.5 ± 0.39

36.4 ± 0.34^b

38.7 ± 0.34^a **

37.7 ± 0.18**

14.2 ± 0.66

11.9 ± 0.64

13.0 ± 0.50

13.3 ± 0.66

11.7 ± 0.69

13.5 ± 0.38

49.6 ± 0.86

50.8 ± 0.67

50.6 ± 0.56

50.3 ± 0.85

49.7 ± 0.48

48.8 ± 0.45

45.8 ± 0.68^a

27.6 ± 0.68^c

35.3 ± 0.84^b

46.8 ± 0.61^a

27.7 ± 0.58^c

33.5 ± 0.58^b

3.8 ± 0.39^c

23.2 ± 0.63^a

15.3 ± 0.58^b

3.4 ± 0.25^c

22.0 ± 0.30^a

15.3 ± 0.41^b

1.3 ± 0.09^b

1.8 ± 0.07^a

1.6 ± 0.11^ab

1.2 ± 0.07^b

1.8 ± 0.12^a

1.7 ± 0.10^a

6.1 ± 0.48^a

0.5 ± 0.02^c

1.7 ± 0.09^b

7.4 ± 0.36^a *

0.5 ± 0.03^c

1.7 ± 0.12^b

$

12.5 ± 1.41^a

1.2 ± 0.05^c

2.3 ± 0.15^b

14.0 ± 0.89^a

1.3 ± 0.04^c

2.2 ± 0.09^b

1.4 ± 0.03

1.4 ± 0.03

1.4 ± 0.03

1.4 ± 0.03

1.3 ± 0.01*

1.3 ± 0.02*