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Positional distribution of fatty acids in depot triglycerides of aquatic animals

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Stereospecific triglyceride analyses were performed on fats of the following animals: five aquatic invertebrates, five freshwater fish, six marine fish, three marine birds, two amphibia, two seals, a whale, and a marine turtle. The distribution of faty acids was asymmetrical in most cases. A formula is presented which describes the general tendencies of fatty acid distribution in many animal fats, and some special rules which modify this formula are stated.

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  1. Carter Litchfield (Visiting scientist)

    Present address: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, Tex

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  1. Halifax Laboratory, Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia

    H. Brockerhoff, R. J. Hoyle, P. C. Hwang & Carter Litchfield (Visiting scientist)

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Brockerhoff, H., Hoyle, R.J., Hwang, P.C. et al. Positional distribution of fatty acids in depot triglycerides of aquatic animals. Lipids 3, 24–29 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02530964

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