Increased plasma leptin through l-carnitine supplementation is associated with an enhanced glucose tolerance in healthy ponies

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-208

  Van Weyenberg, S ^a   Buyse, J ^b   Janssens, G P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Equine; Glucose tolerance; Leptin

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARNITINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORSES; INSULIN; LEPTIN; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 62249092332     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2008.00807.x     Document Type: Article

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