The uropygiols: identification of the unsaponifiable constituent of a diester wax from chicken preen glands
The chief lipid fraction in the uropygial gland excretion of the domestic hen is a diester wax. The saponifiable fraction of this wax consists of saturated normal C10-C20 fatty acids. The unsaponifiable fraction consists of a series of three homologous compounds, which have been named the uropygiols...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1967-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520389252 |