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Nutritional influences on enzyme activities in saliva of Asian and African elephants

Asian and African elephants show morphological adaptations to their ecological niche including the oral cavity. Variety and preferences of forage plants differ between both herbivorous elephant species. Diet can affect salivary enzymes. Asian elephants were shown to have a higher salivary amylase ac...

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Autores principales: Boehlke, Carolin, Schuster, Sabrina, Kauthe, Lucas, Zierau, Oliver, Hannig, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8380575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34235559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00360-021-01378-6