Influence of dietary supplementation with L-carnitine on metabolic rate, fatty acid oxidation, body condition, and weight loss in overweight cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1002-1015

  Center, Sharon A ^a   Warner, Karen L ^a   Randolph, John F ^a   Sunvold, Gregory D ^b   Vickers, Jason R ^b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b IAMS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT; STOICHIOMETRY; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CARNITINE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84863422502     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.73.7.1002     Document Type: Article

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