Table 3 Serum fatty acid profiles in 3 and 16 weeks old rats

C12:0

3.19 ± 1.03

16.92 ± 9.74^*

-

-

C14:0

15.33 ± 5.09

34.8 ± 12.09^*

1.86 ± 0.56

2.51 ± 0.55

C15:0

2.15 ± 0.25

3.1 ± 0.27^*

1.92 ± 0.73

1.9 ± 0.91

C16:0

205.66 ± 32.11

313.67 ± 70.04^*

174.19 ± 46.54

241.28 ± 24.38^*

C16:1

2.91 ± 0.64

8.64 ± 1.34^***

5.86 ± 2.13

9.55 ± 3.14^*

C18:0

85.94 ± 13.6

138.86 ± 31.22^**

93.08 ± 21.44

122.06 ± 23.42

C18:1

78.06 ± 15.52

113.24 ± 16.56^*

56.27 ± 18.42

88.71 ± 14.69^*

C18:2n6

114.39 ± 29.43

173.90 ± 40.52^*

110.02 ± 40.26

145.95 ± 13.11

C18:3n3

2.74 ± 1.69

3.44 ± 0.75

1.73 ± 1.05

2.32 ± 1.19

C20:4n6

154.57 ± 26.42

291.87 ± 72.56^**

176.61 ± 56.01

245.59 ± 53.87^*

C20:5n3

7.86 ± 2.35

14.92 ± 1.83^**

5.07 ± 1.68

5.68 ± 2.28

SFAs

312.26 ± 50.3

507.34 ± 122.25^**

271.04 ± 67.86

367.86 ± 46.39^*

MUFAs

80.97 ± 15.56

121.87 ± 17.71^**

62.12 ± 19.76

98.25 ± 14.62^**

n-6PUFAs

268.96 ± 52.33

465.77 ± 109.44^**

286.63 ± 94.05

391.54 ± 60.78

n-3PUFAs

10.05 ± 4.17

18.37 ± 1.17^*

6.45 ± 1.92

8 ± 3.16