Distribution of lipids from the yolk to the tissues during development of the water python (Liasis fuscus)

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 173, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 541-547

  Speake, B K ^a   Thompson, M B ^b   Thacker, F E ^a   Bedford, G S ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Embryo; Lipid; Snake; Yolk

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ESTER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; EGG YOLK; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT BODY; HEART MUSCLE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SNAKE; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BOIDAE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EGG YOLK; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT BODY; FATTY ACIDS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; LIVER; MYOCARDIUM; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; TRIGLYCERIDES; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0141615046     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-003-0362-8     Document Type: Article

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