Factors affecting clinical assessment of insulin sensitivity in horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 567-575

  Firshman, A M ^a   Valberg, S J ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clamp; Horse; Insulin resistance; Tolerance test

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

INSULIN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL;

EID: 38449117673     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516407X238512     Document Type: Review

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