Annual changes in serum leptin concentration in the adult female Japanese black bear (Ursus thibetanus japonicus)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1399-1403

  Tsubota, Toshio ^a   Sato, Miho ^b   Okano, Tsukasa ^c   Nakamura, Sachiko ^b   Asano, Makoto ^b,c   Komatsu, Takeshi ^d   Shibata, Haruki ^e   Saito, Masayuki ^f  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Institute of Japanese Black Bear in Ani   (Japan)

^e 2 1 1 Shimosueyoshi   (Japan)

^f TENSHI COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese black bear; Leptin; Ursus thibetanus japonicus

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; LEPTIN; TIME FACTORS; URSIDAE;

URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 62249199779     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.1399     Document Type: Article

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