The essential fatty acids and the diet of polar bears

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 73-78

  Kaduce, Terry L ^a   Folk Jr , G Edgar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fasted polar bears; Hyperlipidemia; Lipoproteins of polar bears; Omega 3 fatty acids; Plasma lipids; Polar bear diet

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846119985     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2002.73.78     Document Type: Article

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