Glucose regulation in captive Pongo pygmaeus abeli, P. p. pygmaeus, andP. p. abeli x P. p. pygmaeus orangutans
Abstract 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:33.3.CO;2-D Intravenous glucose tolerance tests (IVGTT) were performed on 30 anesthetized, captive Sumatran (Pongo pygmaeus abeli), Bornean (P. p. pygmaeus), and hybrid (P. p. ablie x P. p. pygmaeus) orangutans, and fasted blood samples were taken from two additional juvenile orangutans in 11 U.S. zoos from 1989 to 1997. The age range of animals […]
Metabolic consequences of chronic intermittent mild stress exposure
Chronic stress in humans has divergent effects on food intake, with some individuals reporting increased vs. decreased food intake during stress. This divergence may depend in part on stress intensity, with higher-intensity stressors preferentially promoting anorexia. Consistent with this idea, rodents given a high-intensity chronic variable stress paradigm have robustly decreased food intake and body […]