The Vascular Tissue of the Lodicules of Wheat

Abstract

Lipids in thoracic duct and intestinal lymph from young calves fed whole milk or replacement milk were analysed. Lymph triglyceride contained Cs and longer fatty acids with an average molecular weight of 260. The major components were 14 : 0, 16 : 0, 18 : 0, and 18 : 1, with small amounts of branched· chain and odd carbonnumber fatty acids. ClO fatty acid from milk lipid was apparently absorbed entirely into lymph. The composition of lymph triglyceride closely reflected that of the diet and showed no diurnal variation when the calves were fed once daily. Triglyceride from blood plasma resembled that from lymph except for higher proportions of 18 : 2 and 18 : 3.