Serum concentrations of lipids, vitamin D metabolites, retinol, retinyl esters, tocopherols and selected carotenoids in twelve captive wild felid species at four zoos

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 160-166

  Crissey, Susan D ^a   Ange, Kimberly D ^a   Jacobsen, Krista L ^a   Slifka, Kerri A ^a   Bowen, Phyllis E ^a   Stacewicz Sapuntzakis, Maria ^a   Langman, Craig B ^a   Sadler, William ^a   Kahn, Stephen ^a   Ward, Ann ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Felis; Lipids; Vitamin A; Vitamin D; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; RETINOL; RETINOL ESTER; RETINOL PALMITATE; RETINOL STEARATE; TOCOPHEROL DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEETAH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FELIDAE; FOOD INTAKE; LION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIGER; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA; CARACAL; CARACAL CARACAL; FELIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; FELIS MARGARITA; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; LEPTAILURUS SERVAL; MARGARITES; OLIGACANTHORHYNCHUS; OTOCOLOBUS MANUL; PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA PARDUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PRIONAILURUS VIVERRINUS; PUMA CONCOLOR; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 0037224646     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.1.160     Document Type: Article

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