Table 2

Water, total lipid, phospholipid, and neutral lipid contents of several tissues in rats

TissueWater Content (fraction of tissue weight)Total Lipid Content (fraction of tissue weight)Phospholipids (fraction of total lipids)Neutral Lipids2-a
Plasma0.96 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)2-b 0.0023 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.361 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.6311
Erythrocytes0.63 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.0051 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.77 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.23
Adipose0.12 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.855 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.003 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.11
Liver0.7 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.06 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.42 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.58
Muscle0.743 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.0111 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.541 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.4511
Brain0.75 (Wang et al., 1995)0.24 (Gospe and Calaban, 1988)0.65 (Cabezas et al., 1991)0.35
GI2-c 0.7 (Wang et al., 1995)0.1711 (Dudeja and Mahmood, 1982)0.411 (Dudeja and Mahmood, 1982)0.51
Skin0.72-d 0.2 (Gray and Yardley, 1975)0.35 (Gray and Yardley, 1975)0.65
Heart0.75 (Wang et al., 1995)0.011 (Grollman and Costello, 1972)0.16 (Kalen et al., 1989)0.84
Lung0.75 (Wang et al., 1995)0.06 (Kornburst and Hatch, 1984)0.23 (Kornburst and Hatch, 1984)0.77
Kidney0.65 (Wang et al., 1995)0.04 (Lemieuxet al., 1984)0.65 (Lemieux et al., 1984)0.35

  • ↵2-a Calculated as 1-phospholipid fraction.

  • ↵2-b Source of data.

  • ↵2-c As represented by small intestinal tissue.

  • ↵2-d Assumed similar to mice.