Assessing stability of body weight in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
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Induction of xenobiotic metabolising enzymes in the common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula, by Eucalyptus terpenes.
The mixed function oxidase (MFO) activity and content was studied in the liver of common brushtail possums fed for 10 days on a diet containing a mixture of terpenes found in Eucalyptus leaves on which possums commonly browse. The MFOs were compared to the MFOs in possums fed a control diet of fruits and cereals only. The terpenes chosen were 1,8-cineole, p-cymene, alpha-pinene and limonene. Th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Laboratory Animals
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0023-6772,1758-1117
DOI: 10.1177/0023677214541257