Table 4

Effects of Se and AA intakes on α-tocopherol concentrations in guinea pig tissues¹

Animals

Liver

Heart

Kidney

Testis

Muscle

Spleen

Plasma²

Week 5³

μg AT/g

Se-D/MC (n = 5)

6.50 ± 1.57^a

2.22 ± 0.67^a

2.68 ± 0.88^a

2.42 ± 0.65^a

1.46 ± 0.36^a

3.71 ± 0.86^a

1.26 ± 0.28^a

Se-M/MC (n = 5)

12.13 ± 3.42^a

3.20 ± 0.86^a

2.77 ± 0.81^a

2.61 ± 0.84^a

1.11 ± 0.42^a

5.53 ± 1.22^a

1.11 ± 0.18^a

Se-N/MC (n = 6)

10.30 ± 2.88^a

2.71 ± 1.12^a

2.92 ± 1.11^a

3.07 ± 0.92^a

1.19 ± 0.49^a

5.53 ± 1.23^a

1.00 ± 0.31^a

Se-N/NC (n = 5)

14.78 ± 4.11^a

3.70 ± 1.41^a

4.91 ± 1.15^a

2.74 ± 0.63^a

1.38 ± 0.34^a

6.75 ± 1.63^a

1.13 ± 0.33^a4

Week 12³

Se-D/MC (n = 4)

10.35 ± 3.58^a

2.64 ± 0.77^a

3.90 ± 0.92^a

2.34 ± 0.59^a

0.95 ± 0.32^a

5.32 ± 1.58^a

0.59 ± 0.27^a

Se-M/MC (n = 5)

20.71 ± 1.54^bc

6.79 ± 0.72^b

5.46 ± 0.72^a

2.98 ± 0.35^a

1.68 ± 0.31^a

8.75 ± 1.02^bc

1.10 ± 0.15^ab

Se-N/MC (n = 6)

15.10 ± 1.81^ab

5.49 ± 0.67^ab

5.12 ± 0.64^a

2.49 ± 0.21^a

1.53 ± 0.25^a

7.37 ± 0.87^ab

0.73 ± 0.11^ab

Se-N/NC (n = 5)

23.87 ± 3.86^c

6.37 ± 1.59^b

7.98 ± 1.03^b

3.63 ± 0.62^a

1.66 ± 0.23^a

10.76 ± 0.98^c

1.48 ± 0.47^b

¹ AT concentrations in tissues from guinea pigs killed at week 5 and 12, 48 and 24 hrs post AA dosing, respectively.

²μg AT/mL.

³ For week 5 and week 12, values in a column without a common letter differ, P < 0.05. Values are means ± SEM.

⁴ n = 4.

⁵ n values are in parentheses.

Bertinato et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:7   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-7