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Metabolic derangements and reduced survival of bile-extracted Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus)
BACKGROUND: Across China and Southeast Asia, an estimated 17,000 bears are currently farmed for bile, primarily for traditional medicines. Depending on country, bile is extracted daily via transabdominal gallbladder fistulas, indwelling catheters, or needle aspiration. Despite claims that bears do n...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6661835/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31352899 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2006-6 |