title: Plasmalogens in the gill lipids of aquatic animals.
abstract: Lipids constituted 0.6-2.2% wet wt of the gills of 11 species of aquatic animals (4 bivalves, a crustacean and 6 fishes). Phospholipids, largely phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), are major components of all species. The plasmalogen contents of these lipids were 47-291 mumol/g, with the highest values found for bivalve gill total lipids and the catfish phospholipid fraction.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003445:Crustacea / Q000032:analysis*; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005880:Gills / Q000032:analysis*; D008974:Mollusca / Q000032:analysis*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000032:analysis; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D010955:Plasmalogens / Q000032:analysis*; D012754:Sharks / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D014337:Trout / Q000378:metabolism; D014413:Tuna / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids; D010955:Plasmalogens