Five months of fasting in king penguin chicks: body mass loss and fuel metabolism.

Cherel, Y

Five months of fasting in king penguin chicks: body mass loss and fuel metabolism. [electronic resource] - The American journal of physiology Oct 1985 - R387-92 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0002-9513

10.1152/ajpregu.1985.249.4.R387 doi


3-Hydroxybutyric Acid
Adaptation, Physiological
Alanine--blood
Animals
Birds--metabolism
Blood Glucose--metabolism
Body Composition
Body Weight
Fasting
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified--blood
Glycerol--blood
Hematocrit
Hydroxybutyrates--blood
Proteins--metabolism
Starvation--metabolism
Time Factors
Urea--blood
Uric Acid--blood