Analysis of biochemical markers of bone metabolism in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 527-536

  Kilgallon, Conor ^a,d   Flach, Edmund ^b   Boardman, Wayne ^a,e   Routh, Andrew ^a   Strike, Taina ^a   Jackson, Brendan ^c  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Whipsnade Wild Animal Park   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Adelaide Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian elephants; Bone markers; Immunoassay; Osteodystrophy

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE I TRIMERIC CROSS LINKED PEPTIDE; COLLAGEN TYPE I TRIMERIC CROSS-LINKED PEPTIDE; OSTEOCALCIN; PEPTIDE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE; BONE DISEASE; BONE REMODELING; ELEPHANT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

AGE FACTORS; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DISEASES; BONE REMODELING; COLLAGEN TYPE I; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; OSTEOCALCIN; PEPTIDES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 58149129297     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2006-0024.1     Document Type: Article

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