Hyperlipidemia in four related male cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 476-480

  Backues, Kay A ^a,d   Hoover, John P ^b   Bauer, John E ^c   Campbell, Gregory A ^b   Barrie, Michael T ^a  

^a Oklahoma City Zoo   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Audubon Park Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Cheetah; Hyperlipidemia; Lipemia; Lipoproteins

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHYLOMICRON; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEETAH; GENETICS; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE;

ACINONYX; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CHYLOMICRONS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031301845     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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