Evaluation of the deuterium dilution method to estimate body composition in the barnacle goose: Accuracy and minimum equilibration time

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 508-518

  Eichhorn, Götz ^a   Visser, G Henk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEUTERIUM; EQUILIBRIUM; ESTIMATION METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GOOSE; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MALE; METABOLISM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DEUTERIUM; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; FEMALE; GEESE; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE;

ANSER; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS; THORACICA;

EID: 46449102711     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588170     Document Type: Article

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