Fatty acid use in diving mammals: More than merely fuel

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 JUN, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Trumble, Stephen J ^a   Kanatous, Shane B ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Diving mammals; Fatty acids; Lipids; Ontogeny; PUFA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866427960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00184     Document Type: Article

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