Table 4 Effects of different ratios of N-3/N-6 PUFAs on the serum hormone levels

21d

1

114.8510 ± 3.6500^a

2.1117 ± 0.0816^b

5.3316 ± 0.0935

9.4830 ± 0.2194^a

2

117.8113 ± 1.9410^a

2.0503 ± 0.0245^ab

5.3893 ± 0.1400

9.5000 ± 0.1830^ab

3

117.9606 ± 4.5833^a

2.1187 ± 0.2904^b

5.2857 ± 0.1560

9.5286 ± 0.5078^ab

4

128.3990 ± 4.2219^b

2.3397 ± 0.1090^b

5.5743 ± 0.2446

10.6810 ± 0.3215^b

5

118.7643 ± 5.0145^a

1.6170 ± 0.0758^a

5.3740 ± 0.1878

9.4426 ± 0.1897^ab

35d

1

118.0626 ± 5.9451^a

2.2897 ± 0.1448^a

3.8223 ± 0.0789^a

20.9670 ± 0.2361^a

2

124.7476 ± 1.7489^a

2.8570 ± 0.1251^a

4.2557 ± 0.1354^a

20.8390 ± 0.4256^a

3

120.1923 ± 3.4892^a

2.7343 ± 0.1044^a

3.7997 ± 0.0837^a

21.3133 ± 0.8362^ab

4

136.6667 ± 3.0792^b

3.4170 ± 0.1306^b

4.6900 ± 0.1718^b

23.6027 ± 0.3857^b

5

122.5713 ± 2.0841^a

2.7203 ± 0.1524^a

4.3910 ± 0.3484^a

20.2320 ± 1.3243^a