Placental Nutrition in the Viviparous Lizard Niveoscincus Metallicus: The Influence of Placental...

Focuses on a study which measured the ion, energy, lipid, nitrogen and fat-soluble vitamin contents of freshly ovulated eggs and neonates of the viviparous lizard to quantify uptake of nutrients across the placenta. Similarity of the triacylglycerol fatty acid profiles of eggs and neonates; Description of phosphatidylcholine in the eggs; Amount of total lipid-soluble components; Conclusion.