Table 3

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

TissueWater Content (fraction of tissue weight)Total Lipid Content (fraction of tissue weight)Phospholipids (fraction of total lipids)Neutral Lipids3-a
Plasma0.963-b 0.0058 (Stocker et al., 1987)3-c 0.55 (Stocker et al., 1987)0.45
Erythrocytes0.63 (Cameron et al., 1983)0.0053 (Stocker et al., 1987)0.711 (Stocker et al., 1987)0.23
Adipose0.123-b 0.8553-b 0.001 (Cunnaneet al., 1986)0.1111
Liver0.75 (Durbin et al., 1992)0.16 (Cunnane et al., 1986)0.23 (Cunnane et al., 1986)0.711
Muscle0.67 (Durbinet al., 1992)0.044 (Durbin et al., 1992)0.62 (Poulin and Krishnan, 1995a)0.38
Brain0.711 (Durbin et al., 1992)0.28 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.62 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.38
GI3-d 0.72 (Durbin et al., 1992)0.17 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.32 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.68
Skin0.7 (Chatterjee et al., 1990)0.12 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.43 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.57
Heart0.73 (Kiricuta and Simplàceanu, 1975)0.12 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.63 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.37
Lung0.78 (Suzuki et al., 1982)0.16 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.56 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.44
Kidney0.75 (Durbin et al., 1992)0.17 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.35 (Schophoerster et al., 1985)0.65

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

  • ↵3-b Assumed similar to rat’s values.

  • ↵3-c Source of data.

  • ↵3-d As represented by small intestinal tissue.