1H and 13C NMR studies of melon and head blubber of the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)

Lipids

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1039-1048

  Scano, P ^a,b   Cesare Marincola, F ^a   Locci, K ^a   Lai, A ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TISSUE;

HEAD BLUBBER; LATTICE RELAXATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; STRIPED DOLPHIN;

FISHERIES;

LIPID; OIL; CARBON; HYDROGEN;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOLOCATION; HEAD BLUBBER TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MELON TISSUE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SENSE ORGAN; SPIN LATTICE RELAXATION TIME; STENELLA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CUCUMIS; STENELLA COERULEOALBA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; ECHOLOCATION; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OILS; STENELLA;

EID: 33845982946     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-006-5054-1     Document Type: Article

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