Lipids from the paracloacal glands of the chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1993 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Lipids, volume 28, pages 75-78 (issn: 0024-4201, eissn: 1558-9307,

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Authors: B S, Dunn; P J, Weldon; R W, Howard; C A, McDaniel;

doi: 10.1007/bf02536366

pmid: 27519768

Lipids from the paracloacal glands of the chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

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AbstractLipids from the paracloacal glands of adult Chinese alligators (Alligator sinensis) were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Acetates, aliphatic alcohols, free fatty acids and waxes consisting primarily of hexadecanoates were indicated in the secretions of males and females. Cholesterol, a diterpene hydrocarbon, and a diterpene ketone were detected in secretions of males but not in those of females. Lipids identified in the paracloacal secretions ofA. sinensis are compared with those reported from the American alligator and other crocodilians.

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