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Male Sprague-Dawley weanling rats were fed isocaloric diets consisting of 10% (by wt) fat. The six groups differed in the ratio of corn oil and butter fat present in the diets such that: 10C, 10% corn oil (C); 8C2B, 8% C/2% butter fat (B); 6C4B, 6% C/4% B; 4C6B, 4% C/6% B; 2C8B, 2% C/8% B; and 10B, 10% B. Liver plasma membranes were analyzed for fatty acid composition and cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio. The 18∶2n−6 content was constant in the 10C and 8C2B diets and then decreased linearly through the 2C8B diet. The 20∶4n−6 and 18∶1n−9 contents were constant except in the 10B diet, in which a significant decrease and increase, respectively, were observed. The cholesterol/phospholipid molar ratio increased between the 10C and 6C4B diets and subsequently (4C6B and 10B diets) remained constant. This data indicates that changes in n−6 fatty acid content in the liver plasma membrane are directly related to dietary intake only for 18∶2n−6. Arachidonic acid content in the membrane is maintained at a constant level until the linoleic acid content of the diet is reduced to 0.5% of calories. It also indicates that the cholesterol content of the membrane becomes saturated and does not increase with increasing concentrations of saturated fat in the diet.
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Hamm, M.W., Sekowski, A. & Ephrat, R. Dietary fat ratios and liver plasma membrane lipid composition. Lipids 23, 829–833 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02536200
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