Medical implications of obesity in horses - Lessons for human obesity

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 163-174

  Johnson, Philip J ^a   Wiedmeyer, Charles E ^a   Messer, Nat T ^a   Ganjam, Venkataseshu K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cushing's; Horse; Insulin resistance; Laminitis; Nutrition; Obesity; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY;

EID: 77955496176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229680900300119     Document Type: Review

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