The influence of body mass index, age and sex on inflammatory disease risk in semi-captive Chimpanzees.

Obesity and ageing are emerging issues in the management of captive primates, including Chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes. Studies on humans show that obesity and old age can independently increase the risk of inflammatory-associated diseases indicated by elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cells and pro...

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Main Authors: Vincent Obanda, George Paul Omondi, Patrick Ilukol Chiyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4133249?pdf=render