Macro-elements K, Na, Cl, Mg, and Ca in body tissues of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) from the Southern Ocean

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Cáceres Saez, Iris, Haro, Daniela, Blank, Olivia, Aguayo Lobo, Anelio, Dougnac, Catherine, Arredondo, Cristóbal, Cappozzo, Humberto Luis, Ribeiro, Sergio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: AUSTRAL WATERS; CETACEANS; ELECTROLYTES; MINERALS; REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS; SOFT TISSUES; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Aguayo; Anelio; Antarctic; Argentina; Argentino; Austral; Haro; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Killer Whale; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/216381

Macro-elements such as potassium (K), sodium (Na), chlorine (Cl), magnesium (Mg), and calcium (Ca) are essential in marine mammals’ nutrition. These elements are involved in physiological processes. Upon consumption, they are assimilated and accumulate in tissues. For the first time, they were detec...