Protein Deficiency in a Colony of Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla)

September 1998 in “ PubMed ”

N.I. Mundy, M. Ancrenaz, E J Wickings, P. G. Lunn

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Studysummary In this study, a dietary protein deficiency was identified as the cause of alopecia and weight loss in captive western lowland gorillas, and protein supplementation improved their condition.

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research Protein Deficiency in a Colony of Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla)

20 citations , September 1998 in “PubMed”

In this study, a dietary protein deficiency was identified as the cause of alopecia and weight loss in captive western lowland gorillas, and protein supplementation improved their condition.