Lessons from comparative physiology: Could uric acid represent a physiologic alarm signal gone awry in western society?

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-76

  Johnson, Richard J ^a   Sautin, Yuri Y ^a   Oliver, William J ^b   Roncal, Carlos ^a   Mu, Wei ^a   Gabriela Sanchez Lozada, L ^c   Rodriguez Iturbe, Bernardo ^d   Nakagawa, Takahiko ^a   Benner, Steven A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Cardiologia University ^*

^c Cardiologia University   (Venezuela)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^e Found for Appl Molec Evol Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Fasting; Foraging; Fructose; Hibernation; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

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EID: 59449094457     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-008-0291-7     Document Type: Review

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