The composition of the liver lipids of the ewe during pregnancy and lactation.
During late pregnancy and early lactation there were significant increases in the concentrations of triglycerides and cholesteryl esters in the liver lipids of the ewe. These changes were accompanied by higher concentrations of oleic acid and lower concentrations of stearic acid in both fractions, and may be related to an increased mobilisation of fatty acids from adipose tissue.
D000818:Animals; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D012756:Sheep / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D009829:Oleic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids; D014280:Triglycerides