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Table 4 Composition of SFA, MUFA, and PUFA in brain after oral administration of fish oil and krill oils

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

mg/g brain

SFA

MUFA

PUFA

0

134.23 ± 6.17

62.49 ± 3.46

92.95 ± 5.10

2

FO

157.08 ± 30.48

79.37 ± 10.49

145.54 ± 20.01

KO

137.95 ± 6.38

64.00 ± 3.50

95.25 ± 5.38

CKO

52.42 ± 1.70

23.97 ± 0.57

35.88 ± 1.56

4

FO

160.02 ± 11.26

69.70 ± 2.47

109.89 ± 7.97

KO

149.65 ± 10.97

71.58 ± 7.64

105.48 ± 7.23

CKO

187.23 ± 9.45

89.63 ± 4.26

135.81 ± 5.74

8

FO

156.47 ± 5.70

70.65 ± 2.13

120.94 ± 7.10

KO

145.98 ± 7.48

68.09 ± 4.72

107.60 ± 9.62

CKO

174.99 ± 7.58

83.34 ± 3.59

128.49 ± 6.97

12

FO

209.72 ± 6.57

96.30 ± 2.48

144.63 ± 5.07

KO

231.62 ± 6.25

106.51 ± 2.38

159.17 ± 3.91

CKO

208.54 ± 9.68

98.26 ± 4.91

152.75 ± 10.79

24

FO

201.37 ± 10.29

91.27 ± 4.10

135.75 ± 7.05

KO

233.60 ± 6.30

109.92 ± 3.66

162.32 ± 4.47

CKO

220.05 ± 9.62

103.52 ± 5.41

158.58 ± 9.19

48

FO

200.00 ± 18.25

86.65 ± 8.88

130.62 ± 13.96

KO

249.91 ± 10.49

114.06 ± 3.53

171.97 ± 6.39

CKO

211.17 ± 8.76

98.65 ± 3.22

150.26 ± 7.70

  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