Research Article
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Enriched Chevon (Goat Meat) Lowers Plasma Cholesterol Levels and Alters Gene Expressions in Rats
Table 6
Fatty acid concentration (mg/100 g tissue) in heart of rats fed either control or omega-3 enriched chevon diets (mean ± SE,
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| Fatty acid | CON | Enriched chevon |
| Lauric acid (C12:0) | | | Myristic acid (C14:0) | | | Myristoleic acid (C14:1) | | | Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) | | | Cis Pentadecanoic acid (C15:1) | | | Palmitic acid (C16:0) | | | Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) | | | Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0) | | | Cis Heptadecenoic acid (C17:1) | | | Stearic acid (C18:0) | | | Oleic acid (C18:1n-9) | | | Linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) | | | α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n-3) | | | Arachidonic acid (C20:4n-6) | | | Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n-3) | | | Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n-3) | | | Docosahexanoic acid (C22:6n-3) | | |
1Total n-6 PUFA | | |
2Total n-3 PUFA | | |
3n-6:n-3 FAR | | |
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1Total n-6 PUFA = sum of 18:2n-6 + 20:4n-6.
2Total n-3 PUFA = sum of C18:3n-3 + C20:5n-3 + C22:5n-3 + C22:6n-3.
3n-6:n-3 FAR = (C18:2n-6 + C20:4n-6) ÷ (C18:3n-3 + C20:5n-3 + C22:5n-3 + C22:6n-3).
a,bValues with different superscripts between rows differ significantly at .
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