Composition of the neutral lipids of bovine meibomian secretions

Lipids secreted from the bovine meibomian glands were assigned to the following classes: cholesteryl esters (A) (fatty acyl chain lengths from 15 to 27 carbon atoms), 41%; wax esters, 29%; triacylglycerols, 10%; and cholesteryl esters (B) (fatty acyl chain lengths from 14 to 18 carbons), 15%. The re...

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Main Authors: C Baron, H A Blough
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1976-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752034921X