Open AccessValuable carcasses: postmortem preservation of fatty acid composition in heart tissue
Author(s) -
Shan E. Currie,
Laurent MèneSaffrané,
Nicolas J. Fasel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coz005
Subject(s) - biology , polyunsaturated fatty acid , composition (language) , physiology , fatty acid , zoology , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics
Tissue degradation postmortem is an issue for the collection of representative biochemical data. We show that, for heart tissue, fatty acid composition is preserved up to 12-h postmortem. We advocate that carcasses may be a valuable resource in cases where euthanasia should be avoided because of ethical or conservation consideration.
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