Serum lipoprotein, thyroid hormone and resting cortisol levels in normal cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 404-406

  Backues, Kay A ^a,f   Hoover, John P ^b   Bauer, John E ^c   Barrie, Mike T ^a   McCann, Joseph ^b   Citino, Scott ^d   Wallace, Roberta ^e  

^a Oklahoma City Zoo   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WHITE OAK CONSERVATION CENTER   (United States)

^e Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens   (United States)

^f Audubon Park Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Cheetah; Cortisol; Lipoproteins; Thyroxine (T4); Triiodothyronine (T3)

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LIPOPROTEIN; THYROID HORMONE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEETAH; FEMALE; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ACINONYX; ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 0031307613     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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