Physiological particularities of dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) and experimental implications

Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-29

  Ouajd, Souilem ^a   Kamel, Barhoumi ^a  

^a Ecole Nationale de Medecine Veterinaire   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ALDOSTERONE; HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN; RENIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN TEMPERATURE; CAMEL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEHYDRATION; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FECES ANALYSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GOAT; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPID METABOLISM; MILK; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SHEEP; UREA CYCLE; URINALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 70449719614     PISSN: 09013393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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