Adaptations to fasting in the American mink (Mustela vison): Nitrogen metabolism

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

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 357-363

  Mustonen, Anne Mari ^a   Puukka, Matti ^b   Pyykönen, Teija ^a   Nieminen, Petteri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

American mink; Fasting; Mustela vison; Nitrogen metabolism; Starvation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; UREA; URIC ACID;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FINLAND; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MINK; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; FASTING; FINLAND; MINK; NITROGEN; PROTEINS; SEASONS; UREA; URIC ACID;

MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 21744439791     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-005-0492-2     Document Type: Article

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