Dietary supplementation of N-3 fatty acids and hydroperoxide levels in rat retinas
Dietary supplementation of N-3 fatty acids and hydroperoxide levels in rat retinas
Wang, J.Y.; Saito, M.
Free Radical Research 35(4): 367-375
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1071-5762
PMID: 11697133
DOI: 10.1080/10715760100300881
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) plays an important role in visual and neural development in mammals. In the present study, effect of dietary supplementation with n-3 fatty acids, primarily docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) with high purity, on the fatty acid composition of photoreceptor cells of young rats (fed from 4 weeks) was investigated. DHA in rod outer segment (ROS) membranes was significantly increased in the group of high DHA feeding (9.69% total energy).