Fatty acid mobilization and comparison to milk fatty acid content in northern elephant seals
Fatty acid mobilization and comparison to milk fatty acid content in northern elephant seals
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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A fundamental feature of the life history of true seals, bears and baleen whales is lactation while fasting. This study examined the mobilization of fatty acids from blubber and their subsequent partitioning into maternal metabolism and milk production in northern elephant seals (
Mirounga angustirostris
). The fatty acid composition of blubb...
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Fatty acid mobilization and comparison to milk fatty acid content in northern elephant seals
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1660406052
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1660406052
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0174-1578
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1432-136X
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10.1007/s00360-013-0787-7
