Characterization and quantification of the neutral lipids in the lizard Uta stansburiana stansburiana by HPTLC-densitometry

Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1881-1891

  Zani, Peter A ^a   Counihan, Jessica L ^a   Vasta, James D ^a   Fried, Bernard ^a   Sherma, Joseph ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; High performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC); Lipids; Northern side blotched lizards; Organs; Reptiles; Squamates

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ALCOHOLS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANALYTES; BODY SIZES; DENSITOMETRY; ENERGY RESERVES; FREE FATTY ACIDS (FFA); HIGH-PERFORMANCE THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY (HPTLC); METHYL ESTERS; NEUTRAL LIPIDS; STERYL ESTERS; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS (TAG);

GLYCEROL;

ESTER DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; LIPID; STEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; SEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIL; UTA STANSBURIANA STANSBURIANA;

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; UTA STANSBURIANA STANSBURIANA;

EID: 46949100408     PISSN: 10826076     EISSN: 1520572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826070802189310     Document Type: Article

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