Composition of adipose tissue triglycerides of the elk ( Cervus canadensis ), caribou ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ), moose ( Alces alces ), and white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus )

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Garton, G. A., Duncan, W. R. H., McEwan, Ε. Η.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1971
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Alces alces; caribou; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z71-176; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z71-176

Triglycerides were extracted from perinephric and subcutaneous adipose tissue of one male and one female elk, caribou, moose, and white-tailed deer. The fatty acid composition of each triglyceride sample was determined.