Table 5

Composition of muscle lipids

% mole fatty acids
REF
CAF
CAF-ZD

Phospholipids



Palmitic acid (16:0)
27.87 ± 0.50
26.17 ± 0.29
26.44 ± 0.57
Stearic acid (18:0)
20.21 ± 0.64
22.37 ± 0.54 *
21.64 ± 0.58
Oleic acid (18:1n-9)
6.84 ± 0.21
9.13 ± 0.48 **
9.12 ± 0.24 **
Linoleic acid (18:2n-6)
13.09 ± 0.65
8.98 ± 0.51**
9.02 ± 0.28 **
Arachidonic acid (20:4n-6)
11.64 ± 0.46
15.07 ± 0.53**
14.11 ± 0.22 **
Docosatetraenoic acid (22:4n-6)
ND
0.61 ± 0.04
0.51 ± 0.02
Adrenic acid (22:5n-3)
2.04 ± 0.07
2.44 ± 0.18
2.10 ± 0.09
Docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3)
18.30 ± 0.95
15.23 ± 0.52 *
16.09 ± 0.35
Triacylglycerol



Myristic acid (14:0)
ND
1.66 ± 0.08
1.53 ± 0.06
Palmitic acid (16:0)
37.13 ± 2.06
25.26 ± 0.95 **
25.15 ± 0.81 **
Stearic acid (18:0)
7.94 ± 0.31
9.36 ± 0.45 *
9.38 ± 0.65
Palmitoleic acid (16:1n-7)
ND
1.51 ± 0.14
1.31 ± 0.13
Oleic acid (18:1n-9)
29.00 ± 0.94
51.36 ± 1.83 **
50.14 ± 0.93 **
Linoleic acid (18:2n-6)
25.00 ± 1.98
10.86 ± 0.83 **
12.47 ± 0.66 **
Diacylglycerol



Myristic acid (14:0)
1.92 ± 0.09
1.75 ± 0.07
1.85 ± 0.05
Palmitic acid (16:0)
25.55 ± 0.86
22.42 ± 1.22
24.88 ± 0.62
Stearic acid (18:0)
6.71 ± 0.45
8.74 ± 0.63 *
9.71 ± 0.08 **
Palmitoleic acid (16:1n-7)
2.58 ± 0.20
1.59 ± 0.14 **
1.26 ± 0.07 **
Oleic acid (18:1n-9)
28.90 ± 1.24
52.88 ± 1.25 **
46.45 ± 1.61 ** ++
Nervonic acid (24:1n-9)
3.92 ± 1.93
1.24 ± 0.42
2.71 ± 0.88
Linoleic acid (18:2n-6)
26.96 ± 2.22
10.14 ± 2.04 **
8.05 ± 0.69 **
α-linolenic acid (18:3n-3)
1.12 ± 0.18
ND
ND
Stearidonic acid (18:4n-3)
ND
ND
1.90 ± 0.41
Arachidonic acid (20:4n-6)
0.78 ± 0.06
0.46 ± 0.06 **
0.26 ± 0.04 ** +

Data are the mean ± SEM. Values significantly different from those obtained in the group of rats fed a chow diet (REF) are indicated by * (p < 0.05) and ** (p < 0.01). Data measured in the group of rats treated with ZD7114 (CAF-ZD) and significantly different from those in the group of rats fed a cafeteria diet (CAF) are shown by + (p < 0.05) and ++ (p < 0.05). Fatty acids representing more than 1% in at least one group are presented.

Darimont et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2004 1:4   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-1-4