Fatty acid composition in RBCs from mice after consuming the experimental diets for 10 weeks.

The n−3 index: EPA+ DHA content of erythrocytes expressed as a percent of total fatty acids in RBCs. Sum n−3 and sum n−6 include additional fatty acids not indicated in the table.Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 5). Asterisk(s) indicates significant different from WD-FO.*p**p***pAbbreviations: AA, arachidonic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid, EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid, FA, fatty acids; HUFA, highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA, ≥20 carbons and ≥3 carbon-carbon double bonds), LA, linoleic acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; RBCs, red blood cells; SFA, saturated fatty acids.