Cardiac disease is linked to adiposity in male gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).

Cardiac disease is linked to adiposity in male gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).

Cardiac disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality for adult gorillas. Previous research indicates a sex-based difference with predominantly males demonstrating evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy. To evaluate these findings, we analyzed serum markers with cardiac measures in a large s...

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Main Authors: Patricia M Dennis, Mary Ann Raghanti, Richard S Meindl, Elena Less, Eric Henthorn, William Devlin, Suzan Murray, Thomas Meehan, Ilana Kutinsky, Hayley Murphy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218763

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