Protein deficiency in a colony of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-268

  Mundy, Nicholas I ^a   Ancrenaz, Marc ^b   Wickings, E Jean ^c   Lunn, Peter G ^d  

^a Institute of Biological Anthropology   (United Kingdom)

^b Hutan   (France)

^c CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Gorilla; Gorilla gorilla; Hypoalbuminemia; Nutrition; Protein deficiency; Shigella

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ALOPECIA; ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APE DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIET; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; GORILLA; MALE; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; STANDARD; SYNDROME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALOPECIA; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; APE DISEASES; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SERUM ALBUMIN; SYNDROME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032150614     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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