Blood lipid concentrations and lipoprotein patterns in captive and wild American black bears (Ursus americanus)

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 335-341

  Frank, Nicholas ^a   Elliott, Sarah B ^a   Allin, Shawn B ^b   Ramsay, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b SPRING HILL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; IODIXANOL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; URSIDAE;

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 33344458978     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.2.335     Document Type: Article

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