[Lipid makeup of the organs of normal white rats]

The lipid composition of some tissues and organs of Wistar rats fed on control diet (conventional palets) was studied by a modified thin-layer chromatographic technique for determination of lipid groups and by gas chromatographic analysis of the fatty acid composition of triglycerides and phospholipids in the different organs. Data are adduced on the content of total lipids, esterified cholesterol, triglycerides, fatty acids, free cholesterol and phospholipids in the following organs and tissues: plasma, liver, lung, heart, muscle, adipose tissue, testes, brain, adrenals, bone marrow, thymus, red cells and lymph nodes. The fatty acid composition of these organs, resp. of their phospholipids and triglycerides was also determined. Data are given on five fatty acids, viewed from a physiological background. The data obtained in this assay may be used in comparative studies of lipid changes in rat organs and tissues.