Distribution and development of the highly specialized lipids in the sound reception systems of dolp...
Distribution and development of the highly specialized lipids in the sound reception systems of dolphins
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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Fat bodies in the heads of toothed whales, which serve to transmit and receive sound, represent extraordinary examples of physiological specialization in adipose tissues among mammals, yet we know surprisingly little about their biochemical composition. We describe the spatial distributions and development of unusual endogenous lipids (branched-cha...
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Distribution and development of the highly specialized lipids in the sound reception systems of dolphins
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67518192
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67518192
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0174-1578
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1432-136X
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10.1007/s00360-009-0360-6
