Table 3

Mucosal fatty acid profile (%) in rats fed the n3 diet at weeks 12 and 19 after the first dose of carcinogen or vehicle

n3 diet		Week 12					Week 19
n3 diet		Controls	AOM	p Value			Controls	AOM	p Value
SFAs	38.3 (1.27)	36.9 (1.21)	0.48		31.9 (1.93)3-150	32.7 (3.2)	0.25
MUFAs	35.9 (3.10)	37.8 (1.43)	0.60		31.8 (1.04)	32.2 (1.84)3-151	0.86
C_18:1n9	23.9 (2.20)	25.5 (1.19)	0.57		19.5 (3.03)	16.8 (3.9)3-151	0.58
n3 PUFAs	10.8 (2.20)	9.8 (1.07)	0.67		15.4 (1.07)	13.6 (1.6)	0.36
C_18:3n3	0.12 (0.02)	0.13 (0.01)	0.95		0.88 (0.73)	1.64 (0.92)	0.53
C_20:5n3	5.76 (1.27)	5.46 (0.74)	0.84		8.3 (0.95)	5.4 (0.61)	0.024
C_22:6n3	3.48 (0.76)	2.88 (0.30)	0.48		4.17 (0.26)	3.9 (0.26)3-151	0.50
n6 PUFAs	14.9 (1.81)	15.4 (1.51)	0.83		20.8 (2.27)	21.5 (3.35)	0.87
C_18:2n6	7.08 (0.46)	7.22 (0.31)	0.82		7.65 (0.69)	7.01 (0.81)	0.57
C_20:3n6	1.22 (0.23)	1.48 (0.24)	0.46		1.83 (0.55)	2.32 (0.70)	0.59
C_20:4n6	5.33 (1.00)	5.39 (0.85)	0.96		6.92 (0.56)	5.2 (0.59)	0.053
ARA:EPA	1.00 (0.10)	0.97 (0.06)	0.78		0.86 (0.07)	0.96 (0.06)	0.63

Values are expressed as mean (SEM).
↵3-150 p<0.05 v controls at week 12.
↵3-151 p<0.05 v AOM at week 12.
AOM, azoxymethane; SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; ARA:EPA, arachidonic acid to eicosapentanoic acid ratio.