The effects of wintertime undernutrition on plasma leptin and insulin levels in an arctic ruminant, the reindeer

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 613-621

  Soppela, Päivi ^a   Saarela, Seppo ^b   Heiskari, Ulla ^c   Nieminen, Mauri ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arctic; Body weight; Feed intake; Insulin; Leptin; Reindeer; Ruminant; Season

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; PROTEIN; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LICHEN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; REINDEER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS;

EID: 39849098568     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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