A mini review of dolphin carbohydrate metabolism and suggestions for future research using exhaled air

In the 1960s, I explored some aspects of carbohydrate metabolism in healthy bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Their physiological picture resembled what had been described for hyperthyroid diabetics. Dolphins have elevated thyroid hormone turnover, and fasting dolphins maintain a relative...

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Main Author: Sam eRidgway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2013.00152/full