Seasonality and fasting effect in raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides serum leptin levels determined by canine leptin-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 315 A, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-89

  Kitao, Naoya ^a   Fukui, Daisuke ^b   Shibata, Haruki ^c   Saito, Masayuki ^d   Osborne, Peter G ^a   Hashimoto, Masaaki ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Asahikawa Zoological Park and Wildlife Conservation Center   (Japan)

^c 2 1 1 Shimosueyoshi   (Japan)

^d TENSHI COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS REACTION; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RACCOON DOG; SEASON;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CROSS REACTIONS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASTING; LEPTIN; RACCOON DOGS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES;

EID: 79951571242     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.649     Document Type: Article

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