Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 10 , Pages 1447-1452 , October 2003

Free fatty acids and fatty acids of triacylglycerols profiles in muscle and plasma of fed and underfed Boer goats

  • S. van Harten

      Affiliations

    • IICT-Centro de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Rua Prof. Cid dos Santos, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +351213652800; fax: +351213652869.
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  • A.M. Almeida

      Affiliations

    • IICT-Centro de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Rua Prof. Cid dos Santos, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
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  • Z. Morais

      Affiliations

    • ISCSS -Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde do Sul, Monte Caparica, Portugal
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  • L.M. Schwalbach

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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  • J.P. Greyling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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  • H.O. de Waal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, UFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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  • L.A. Cardoso

      Affiliations

    • IICT-Centro de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Rua Prof. Cid dos Santos, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal

Received 5 January 2003 ,Revised 15 June 2003 ,Accepted 18 June 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0271-5317(03)00152-0

Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 10 , Pages 1447-1452 , October 2003

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