Table 1 Fatty acids in the plasma and monocyte membranes

Free fatty acid, μmol/l

AA

NaCl

4.0 ± 0.6

3.3 ± 0.3

4.9 ± 1.0

SO

4.0 ± 0.6

4.0 ± 0.7

4.6 ± 1.3

FO

4.3 ± 0.5

4.2 ± 0.8

5.0 ± 1.1

EPA

NaCl

0.6 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.0

0.4 ± 0.1

SO

0.6 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.2

FO

0.7 ± 0.2

3.4 ± 0.8^ab

2.5 ± 0.4^ab

DHA

NaCl

0.8 ± 0.1

0.6± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.2

SO

0.8 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.2

FO

0.9 ± 0.1

2.2 ± 0.3^{a b}

3.0 ± 0.7^{a b}

Sum

NaCl

335.1 ± 50.2

336.8 ± 42.4

408.6 ± 74.3

SO

346.0 ± 53.9

372.1 ± 42.1

366.5 ± 59.8

FO

377.4 ± 44.1

250.1 ± 29.8

348.3 ± 83.0

Membrane fatty acid. %

AA

NaCl

19.7 ± 0.5

19.2 ± 0.6

18.5 ± 0.5

SO

19.4 ± 0.4

18.0 ± 0.8

20.0 ± 0.3

FO

19.4 ± 0.6

17.1 ± 0.8^a

17.4 ± 1.1^a

EPA

NaCl

0.2 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

SO

0.2 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

0.2 ± 0.0

FO

0.2 ± 0.0

1.9 ± 0.2^{a b}

1.3 ± 0.1^{a b}

DHA

NaCl

2.6 ± 0.1

2.4 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.2

SO

2.9 ± 0.2

2.5 ± 0.3

2.8 ± 0.4

FO

3.1 ± 0.2

4.8 ± 0.2^{a b}

4.7 ± 0.4^{a b}