Table 2 Liver fatty acid composition in mice fed oleic acid-enriched or arachidonic acid-enriched diet (%)

Palmitic acid (16:0)

26.49 ± 0.56

24.55 ± 0.36^a

Stearic acid (18:0)

13.48 ± 0.39

16.73 ± 0.74^b

Palmitoleic acid (16:1)

1.25 ± 0.08

0.94 ± 0.06^a

Oleic acid (18:1)

16.08 ± 1.53

10.09 ± 0.56^b

Linoleic acid (18:2 ω-6)

15.38 ± 0,87

12.86 ± 0.81^c

Arachidonic acid (20:4 ω-6)

15.97 ± 0.61

27.46 ± 0.77^b

Docosatetraenoic acid (22:4 ω-6)

0.47 ± 0.01

1.93 ± 0.16^b

α-Linolenic acid (18:3 ω-3)

0.41 ± 0.04

0.52 ± 0.05

Eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 ω-3)

0.48 ± 0.06

0.06 ± 0.01^b

Docosahexaenoic acid (22:6 ω-3)

10.00 ± 0.27

6.10 ± 0.26^b

 Sum of ω-6 PUFA

31.8

42.25

 Sum of ω-3 PUFA

10.89

6.69