title: Preliminary evaluation of blood lipid profiles in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).
abstract: Published serum cholesterol values in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) are much higher than human ranges, with a national mean of 7.36 mmol/L (284 mg/dl, n = 863). Complete blood lipid profiles were examined in 15 captive gorillas. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) was found to decrease more rapidly with age than total cholesterol, resulting in an increasing ratio of cholesterol HDL with age. The ratio of apolipoprotein B to apolipoprotein Al also increased with age. Establishment of a database of blood lipid values for captive gorillas with correlative analysis of animals with known atherosclerosis status may help to identify sensitive predictors of coronary heart disease risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Care, Wildlife Health Sciences, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10460, USA.
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Baitchman
authors.forename: Paul P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Calle
authors.forename: Tracy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Clippinger
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Deem
authors.forename: Stephanie B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Bonnie L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Raphael
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006071:Gorilla gorilla / Q000097:blood*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D002784:Cholesterol