Quantitative variation of melanins in llama (Lama glama L.)

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 52-58

  Cecchi, T ^a   Valbonesi, A ^a   Passamonti, P ^a   Frank, E ^b   Renieri, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Llama; Spectrophotometric alkali soluble melanin; Spectrophotometric eumelanin; Spectrophotometric pheomelanin; Spectrophotometric total melanin

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI; LAMA (MAMMAL); LAMA GLAMA;

EID: 34250026664     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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