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Reproductive cycle of vendace (Coregonus albula L.) in relation to some chemical and biochemical changes in the body

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Analysis of the body constituents of vendace indicated that considerable depletion of muscle lipid reserves occurred during gonad formation. Annual changes in total body chemical composition, in the evolution of protein, cholesterol and GPT and GOT activities in the blood, were monitored in both sexes. Significant differences were found in muscle free amino acids between the sexes. Cholesterol level in blood of males was found to be double the amount of that in females. This may explain the earlier mortality of males in coregonid populations when based on atherosclerosis development.

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Dabrowski, K.R. Reproductive cycle of vendace (Coregonus albula L.) in relation to some chemical and biochemical changes in the body. Hydrobiologia 94, 3–15 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008629

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