erythro-Diols of wax from the uropygial gland of the turkey

The uropygial (preen) gland secretion of the domestic turkey resembles that of the chicken in consisting mainly of a diester wax. The esterified fatty acids are saturated; they include all members of the n-C10-C20 homologous series, the C17-C19 acids together accounting for 60% of the total. There a...

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Main Authors: I.A. Hansen, B.K. Tang, E. Edkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1969-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520430822