Plasma glucose and insulin levels in genetically lean and fat sheep

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 104-113

  Francis, S M ^a   Veenvliet, B A ^a   Littlejohn, R P ^a   Suttie, J M ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Backfat depth; Glucose infusion; Glucose tolerance test; Obese; Selection

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN METABOLISM; INSULIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0032877419     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7345     Document Type: Article

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