Evaluation of glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in llama crias

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1013-1017

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

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOVIDS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS FUNCTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; LAMA (CAMEL); LAMA GLAMA;

EID: 21344450348     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1013     Document Type: Article

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