Metabolic bone disease in lion cubs at the London Zoo in 1889: The original animal model of rickets

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Chesney, Russell W ^a   Hedberg, Gail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b San Francisco Zoological Gardens   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT; CALCIUM; COD LIVER OIL; PHOSPHATE; RETINOL; TAURINE; VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL FOOD; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CUB; DIET; DISEASE MODEL; DOG; FRACTURE; GOAT; HORSE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LION; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RICKETS; UNITED KINGDOM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CALCIUM INTAKE; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; PERSONNEL; REVIEW; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LIONS; LONDON; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RICKETS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 77956036221     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-17-S1-S36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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