Assessment of the effects of exogenous long-acting insulin on glucose tolerance in alpacas

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1688-1691

  Ueda, Jaime ^a   Cebra, Christopher K ^a   Tornquist, Susan J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HUMULIN U; INSULIN ZINC SUSPENSION; LONG ACTING DRUG; RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN, LONG-ACTING; MALE;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA;

EID: 11144310032     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.1688     Document Type: Article

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