Developmental changes in the levels of molecular species of triacylglycerol that contain docosahexaenoic acid in adipose tissue of the chick embryo

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Farkas, Klara ^a   Noble, Raymond C ^a   Speake, Brian K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adipose tissue; chicken; docosahexaenoic acid; embryo; fatty acids; high performance liquid chromatography; polyunsaturates; triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0029834375     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(96)00110-1     Document Type: Article

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