Serum α-tocopherol, vitamin A, and blood selenium concentrations, and glutathione peroxidase activity in llamas fed alfalfa hay

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 689-692

  Dart, Andrew J ^a,b   Kinde, Hialu ^a   Hodgson, David R ^b   Peauroi, John R ^a   Selby, Arthur W ^c   Maas, John ^a   Fowler, Murray E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; RETINOL; SELENIUM;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SELENIUM; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0030147418     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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