title: The gill lipids of spawning Pacific salmon.
abstract: The gill phospholipids of 2 Pacific salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta and O gorbuscha, were composed of 38-43% phosphatidylcholine (PC) and 19-22% phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). Ether phosphoglycerides constituted 4-8% of the total PC fraction and 37-51% of the PE fraction. No significant changes in gill phospholipids were observed between those of pre-spawning fish in sea water and those of spawned salmon in the river. Cholesterol, however, was higher in the latter (0.59% vs 0.38%).
authors.affiliation: Institute of General and Comparative Biology, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Bolis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Canciglia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cambria
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Milhaud
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Nevenzel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis; D005880:Gills / Q000737:chemistry*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D012098:Reproduction; D012474:Salmon / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D002784:Cholesterol