Estrogen and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation have a synergistic hypotriglyceridemic effect in ovariectomized rats

Table 1 Composition of the experimental diets

Ingredient	0 % n-3	1 % n-3	2 % n-3
Corn starch (g/kg)	424.55	424.60	424.60
Dextrose (g/kg)	132.00	132.00	132.00
Sucrose (g/kg)	100.00	100.00	100.00
Cellulose (g/kg)	50.00	50.00	50.00
Casein, lactic (g/kg)	200.00	200.00	200.00
Grape seed oil (g/kg)	42.94	34.85	26.73
Fish oil (g/kg)	0.00	8.09	16.21
18:3n-3 (%)	0.41	0.50	0.50
20:5n-3 (%)	0.01	6.00	12.10
22:5n-3 (%)	0.01	0.80	1.60
22:6n-3 (%)	0.02	4.80	9.60
SFA (%)	10.10	10.70	14.40
MUFA (%)	14.90	14.70	14.40
n-3 PUFA (%)	0.50	12.10	23.70
n-6 PUFA (%)	74.00	61.90	49.70
Vitamin mixture (g/kg)	10.00	10.00	10.00
Mineral mixture (g/kg)	35.00	35.00	35.00
l-Cysteine (g/kg)	3.00	3.00	3.00
Choline bitartrate (g/kg)	2.50	2.50	2.50
Total (g)	1000	1000	1000

% EPA + DHA relative to the total energy intake in the diet
SFA saturated fatty acid, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acid, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid

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