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Seasonal alterations in plasma β-hydroxybutyrate and related biochemical parameters in the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)

Authors :
Mary M. Christopher
R. L. Brigmon
Elliott R. Jacobson
Source :
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology. 108:303-310
Publication Year :
1994
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 1994.

Abstract

β-Hydroxybutyrate and routine biochemical parameters were determined on plasma and urine samples obtained from free-ranging desert tortoises over a 1-year period. Urea nitrogen varied inversely with total protein concentration (P

Details

ISSN :
03009629
Volume :
108
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........9acb1dcd9910ee659e46f4d9d9fe679a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9629(94)90099-x