Acyl composition of muscle membranes varies with body size in birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 3561-3569

  Hulbert, A J ^a   Faulks, S ^a   Buttemer, W A ^a   Else, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Basal metabolism; Bird; Docosahexaenoic acid; Maximum lifespan; Muscle phospholipid; Polyunsaturate

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRD; BODY CONSTITUTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SONGBIRD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIRDS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CELL MEMBRANE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; LINOLEIC ACID; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SONGBIRDS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; MAMMALIA; PASSERI; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0036860668     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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