Body condition and adrenal glucocorticoid activity affects metabolic marker and lipid profiles in captive female elephants in Thailand - Norkaew, Treepradab; Brown, Janine L.; Bansiddhi, Pakkanut; Somgird, Chaleamchat; Thitaram, Chatchote; Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak; Punturee, Khanittha; Vongchan, Preeyanat; Somboon, Nopphamas; Khonmee, Jaruwan (PloS one, 2018)
Keywords: Adrenal Glands - metabolism; Analysis; Animals; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomarkers - blood; Body fat; Body weight; Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Density; Earth Sciences; Elephants; Environmental factors; Exercise; Female; Glucocorticoids; Glucocorticoids - blood; Glucose; Health aspects; High density lipoprotein; Hormones; Insulin; Insulin resistance; Lipids; Lipids - blood; Lipoproteins; Lipoproteins test; Low density lipoprotein; Medical technology; Medicine and Health Sciences; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolites; Obesity; Occupational health; Overweight; Physical fitness; Physical Sciences; Physiological aspects; Public health; Rainfall; Rainy season; Regression analysis; Regression models; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Thailand; Triglycerides; Veterinary medicine; Wildlife conservation; Winter; Zoo animals; Thailand; Asia