Altered cholesterol ester proportions in embryonic tissues of dystrophic chicken

The concentrations of cholesterol esters in tissues of dystrophic chicken embryos are altered from normal. These changes are accompanied by significant changes in the proportions of the esterified fatty acids (the fatty acid profile). In serum and pectoral muscles there is a shift to a higher proportion of unsaturated fatty acids (in particular 18:1). Thigh muscle esters are little changed and in liver and brain the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids decreases.