The metabolism of wax ters and other lipids by the marine copepod, Calanus helgolandicus.
J Lipid Res
; 11(3): 237-40, 1970 May.
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| ID: mdl-5441249
ABSTRACT
The polyunsaturated wax esters which occur in an oil droplet in Calanus helgolandicus apparently serve as a short term reserve metabolic fuel. The lipids of the copepods were labeled by feeding them (14)C-labeled diatoms, Skeletonema costatum, after which starvation and turnover experiments were carried out. During starvation both wax esters and triglycerides are largely depleted within 72 hr, whereas cholesterol and phospholipid decreased at much slower rates.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Waxes
/
Crustacea
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Lipid Metabolism
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J Lipid Res
Year:
1970
Document type:
Article