A morphological and 13C NMR study of the extramandibular fat bodies of the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)

Anatomical Record

Volumn 290, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 913-919

  Maxia, C ^a   Scano, P ^a   Maggiani, F ^a   Murtas, D ^a   Piras, F ^a   Crnjar, R ^a   Lai, A ^a   Sirigu, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extramandibular fat; Lipids; Morphology; NMR; Striped dolphin

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FATTY ACID; ISOVALERIC ACID; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOLOCATION; FAT BODY; HISTOLOGY; MANDIBLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; STENELLA;

AGING; ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; ECHOLOCATION; FAT BODY; FATTY ACIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MANDIBLE; PENTANOIC ACIDS; STENELLA;

EID: 34547412485     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20560     Document Type: Article

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