Variation in plasma leptin levels in response to fasting in Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella)

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

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-34

  Arnould, J P Y ^a   Morris, M J ^b   Rawlins, D R ^a   Boyd, I L ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Fasting; Leptin; Pinnipeds; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FASTING; FEMALE; FUR SEALS; LACTATION; LEPTIN; MALE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0036926778     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600100224     Document Type: Article

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