Plasma biochemical values from apparently healthy free-ranging polar bears from Svalbard

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 566-575

  Tryland, Morten ^a   Brun, Edgar ^b   Derocher, Andrew E ^c   Arnemo, Jon M ^a   Kierulf, Peter ^d   Ølberg, Rolf Arne ^a   Wiig, Øystein ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical plasma biochemistry; Cortisol; Marine mammal; Polar bear; Ursus maritimus; Wildlife medicine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; URSUS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; CREATINE KINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLASMA PROTEIN; POTASSIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WILD ANIMAL;

AGING; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CALCIUM; CREATINE KINASE; FEMALE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPASE; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; POTASSIUM; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; URSIDAE;

EID: 0036651798     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.3.566     Document Type: Article

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