The acyl composition of mammalian phospholipids: An allometric analysis

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 515-527

  Hulbert, A J ^a   Rana, Tahira ^b   Couture, Patrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size; Docosahexaenoic acid; Lifespan; Mammals; Membrane lipids; Metabolism; Monounsaturates; Omega 3 polyunsaturates; Omega 6 polyunsaturates; Phospholipids

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; MEMBRANE LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE;

ALLOMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CATTLE; CHEMICAL BOND; HYPOTHESIS; INSECTIVORE; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID MEMBRANE; MAMMAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036288914     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(02)00066-0     Document Type: Review

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