title: Comparative aspects of lipid metabolism in two shrews (Suncus etruscus and Crocidura russula).
abstract: 1. The amounts of tissue lipids were higher in S. etruscus than in C. russula. 2. The level of liver phospholipids was specially low in C. russula, 2650 mg/100 g as opposed to 3725 g in S. etruscus. 3. This is in good agreement with a reduced rate of the labelled acetate incorporation into the lipids of C. russula. 4. The proportion of unsaturated fatty acids was greater in the liver of S. etruscus; however, the percentage of arachidonic acid was higher in C. russula--15% as opposed to 8%.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D012788:Shrews / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity