Comparison of Nephrolithiasis Prevalence in Two Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Populations
In humans, ammonium urate (AU) nephrolithiasis is rare in the Western hemisphere and more common in Japan and developing countries. Among a variety of risk factors, insulin resistance has been associated with urate nephrolithiasis in people. Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are susceptible t...
Main Authors: | Smith, Cynthia R., Venn-Watson, Stephanie, Wells, Randall S., Johnson, Shawn P., Maffeo, Natalie, Balmer, Brian C., Jensen, Eric D., Townsend, Forrest I., Sakhaee, Khashayar |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3797464/ |
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