Table 3 Weight and body mass measurements in adulthood in MIA mice with or without n-3 PUFA diet interventions in peri-adolescence

From: Dietary supplementation with n-3 fatty acids from weaning limits brain biochemistry and behavioural changes elicited by prenatal exposure to maternal inflammation in the mouse model

Groups

Weight (g)

Fat (g)

% Fat

Lean (g)

% Lean

Fluid (g)

% Fluid

n6-SAL

38.6±1.77**

11.3±0.78

29.2±1.2

19.3±0.87**

50±1.41

3.9±0.24**

10.1±0.46

n6-POL

38.3±2.22**

11.0±0.96

28.7±1.61

19.6±1.29**

51.1±1.89

4.0±0.27**

10.4±0.53

n3-SAL

41.8±1.66**

12.1±1.05

28.9±1.86

21.4±0.87**

51.2±1.82

4.3±0.16**

10.4±0.45

n3-POL

38.6±2.31**

11.3±0.86

29.3±0.68

19.9±1.03**

51.6±0.89

4.0±0.26**

10.3±0.54

  1. Abbreviations: MIA, maternal immune activation; n6-POL, prenatal PolyI:C-exposed offspring treated with n-6 PUFA; n3-SAL, prenatal saline-exposed offspring treated with n-3 PUFA; n6-SAL, prenatal saline-exposed offspring treated with n6-polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-6 PUFA) control diet; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; Sal, saline.
  2. **P<0.01
  3. % Fat (fat/weight), % lean (lean/weight), % fluid (fluid/weight).
  4. All values are mean±s.d.
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