Fatty acid composition of serum and tissue lipids in male Indian desert gerbils (Meriones hurrianae; Jerdon) and Wistar rats

Authors

  • M Vijaya Kumar Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute
  • K Sambaiah Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute
  • P Saibaba Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute
  • B R Lokesh Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23675/sjlas.v26i2.841

Abstract

Serum lipids and fatty acid composition of total lipids, phospholipids and cholesterol ester fractions of serum, liver, heart and testes of male Indian desert gerbils (Marianas hurrianae; Jerdon) were analysed and compared with Wistar rats.
Triglycerides in serum and liver were similar in gerbils and rats, Significant differences in the distribution of polyunsaturated fatty acids in different lipid fractions were observed between gerbils and rats. Total lipids, phospholipids and cholesterol  ester fractions in rats contained higher levels of arachidonic acid than in gerbils.

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Published

01.12.1999

How to Cite

Kumar, M. V., Sambaiah, K., Saibaba, P., & Lokesh, B. R. (1999). Fatty acid composition of serum and tissue lipids in male Indian desert gerbils (Meriones hurrianae; Jerdon) and Wistar rats. Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.23675/sjlas.v26i2.841

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (1999)

Section

Articles