Assessment of the metabolic effects of hydrocortisone on Ilamas before and after feed restriction

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1002-1005

  Cebra, Christopher K ^a   Tornquist, Susan J ^a   Jester, Rebecca M ^a   Stelletta, Calogero ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; LAMA (CAMEL);

EID: 3442901978     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.1002     Document Type: Article

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