Characterizing gastrointestinal transit time in four lemur species using Barium-Impregnated Polyethylene Spheres (BIPS)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-321

  Campbell, J L ^a,c   Williams, C V ^b   Eisemann, J H ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Delaware Valley College   (United States)

Author keywords

BIPS; Gastric emptying; Gastric transit time; Gastrointestinal transit; Lemurs

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; MICROSPHERE; POLYETHYLENE;

PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BARIUM RADIOISOTOPES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; LEMUR; MICROSPHERES; POLYETHYLENE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EULEMUR; EULEMUR FULVUS; HAPALEMUR; HAPALEMUR GRISEUS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA VARIEGATA;

EID: 11144263553     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20080     Document Type: Article

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