Transient type 2 diabetes mellitus in a raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 622-625

  McCain, Stephanie ^a   Kirk, Claudia ^a   Ramsay, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Fructosamine; Insulin; Procyon lotor; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; LOW CALORY DIET; METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RACCOON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; OBESITY; RACCOONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 58149116719     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2007-0089.1     Document Type: Article

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