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The Influence of Body Mass Index, Age and Sex on Inflammatory Disease Risk in Semi-Captive Chimpanzees

Obesity and ageing are emerging issues in the management of captive primates, including Chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes. Studies on humans show that obesity and old age can independently increase the risk of inflammatory-associated diseases indicated by elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cells and pro...

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Autores principales: Obanda, Vincent, Omondi, George Paul, Chiyo, Patrick Ilukol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4133249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25121995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104602

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