The autumnal fattening of the long-distance migratory garden warbler (Sylvia borin) is stimulated by intermittent fasting

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 170, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 627-631

  Totzke, U ^a   Hubinger A ^b   Dittami, J ^c   Bairlein, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTER FOR DIABETES RESEARCH AT HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Fattening; Food availability; Glucagon; Insulin

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCAGON; INSULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SONGBIRD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; EATING; FASTING; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034522594     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600000143     Document Type: Article

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