Influence of diet on (n-3) and (n-6) fatty acids in monkey erythrocytes.
Cynomolgus monkeys were fed oils high in linoleic acid or with half of the linoleic acid replaced by either (n-3) linolenic acid or marine fatty acids. When the diet contained similar quantities of linoleic and (n-3) linolenic acid, erythrocyte fatty acids maintained a ratio of (n-6) to (n-3) fatty acids of approximately 2:4. Fatty acids from menhaden oil enhanced the incorporation of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids into the monkey erythrocytes, the composition of which was not altered by additional alpha-tocopherol.
Carman
M A
MA
Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Canada.
Beare-Rogers
J L
JL
D000818:Animals; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008042:Linolenic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors
D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008042:Linolenic Acids