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Hematological and serum biochemical values in free‐ranging Macaca fascicularis of mauritius: Possible diabetes mellitus and correlation with nutrition
Author(s) -
Tattersall Ian,
Dunaif Andrea,
Sussman Robert W.,
Jamieson Robert
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.1350010406
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , blood sugar , medicine , biology , hematology , endocrinology , fasting blood sugar , physiology
Obtained values are presented from a study of blood biochemistry and hematology of free‐ranging crab‐eating macaques ( Macaca fascicularis ) in Mauritius. Normal values are generally comparable to those previously obtained from laboratory populations of this species. Abnormal values included elevated serum glucose and triglycerides in certain individuals that suggested glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus. A high‐carbohydrate diet consisting of large proportions of sugar cane and molasses may have unmasked a genetic predisposition to diabetes in these animals.