Study: Age Affects Equine Glucose, Insulin Responses
Casie Bazay, NBCAAM
January 3, 2018
Older horses tended to have higher insulin secretory responses to glucose compared to adult horses, researchers found.
Older horses tended to have higher insulin secretory responses to glucose compared to adult horses, researchers found.
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