Fatty acids in extremity tissues of Finnish beavers (Castor canadensis and Castor fiber) and muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 113-124

  Käkelä, Reijo ^a   Hyvärinen, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

adipose tissue; beaver; extremities; fatty acid composition; liver; muskrat; polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTOR FIBER; CASTORIDAE; ONDATRA; ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0029942610     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(96)02007-X     Document Type: Article

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