Changes in fatty acid profiles and in protein, ion and energy contents of eggs of the Murray short-necked turtle, Emydura macquarii (Chelonia, Pleurodira) during development

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-84

  Thompson, Michael B ^a   Speake, Brian K ^b   Russell, Kylie J ^a   McCartney, Ruth J ^b   Surai, Peter F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Carotenoid; Embryo; Energy; Fatty acids; Lipid; Metabolism; Turtle; Vitamin E; Yolk

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CALCIUM; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; EGG PROTEIN; ELECTROLYTE; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; OVALBUMIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CALORIE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; TURTLE;

AVES; EMYDURA MACQUARII; MAMMALIA; PLEURODIRA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032981530     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(98)10150-2     Document Type: Article

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