A histological and NMR study of the melon of the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-28

  Scano, P ^a   Maxia, C ^a   Maggiani, F ^a   Crnjar, R ^a   Lai, A ^a   Sirigu, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echolocation; Lipids; Melon; Morphology; NMR; Odontocetes

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; LIPID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLPHIN; ECHOLOCATION; HISTOLOGY; MELON; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 14744279390     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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