title: Lipid content and fatty acid distribution in tissues from Portuguese dogfish, leafscale gulper shark and black dogfish.
abstract: The lipid characterization in tissues from the three deep-sea sharks leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and black dogfish (Centrocyllium fabricii) captured at Hatton Bank in the North Atlantic were examined. The objective was to determine the lipid content and the fatty acid composition in different tissues. In addition, the fatty acid composition in tissues and species was compared. The tissues examined were pancreas, heart, kidney, stomach, spleen and liver. The lipid content was high in liver (40-50%) and ranged from 1% to 5% in the other tissues. The dominant fatty acids were C16:0, C18:1 (n-9), C18:1 (n-7) and C22:6 (n-3) in all tissues. All tissues had a high content of unsaturated fatty acids.
authors.affiliation: Møre Research, P. box 5075, 6021 Aalesund, Norway. jfr@mfaa.no
authors.forename: Jannicke Fugledal
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Remme
authors.forename: Wenche Emblem
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Larssen
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bruheim
authors.forename: Per Christian
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Saebø
authors.forename: Asgeir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saebø
authors.forename: Iren S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Stoknes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004284:Dogfish / Q000378:metabolism*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D009928:Organ Specificity
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated