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Dr Kurt Verkest
Adjunct Senior Fellow
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k.verkest@uq.edu.au
UQ Researcher Profile
Publications
Journal Articles
4
Journal Article
Verkest, Kurt R.
(
2014
)
Is the metabolic syndrome a useful clinical concept in dogs? A review of the evidence
.
Veterinary Journal
,
199
1
:
24
-
30
. doi:
10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.09.057
Verkest, K. R.
,
Rand, J. S.
,
Fleeman, L. M.
and
Morton, J. M.
(
2012
)
Spontaneously obese dogs exhibit greater postprandial glucose, triglyceride, and insulin concentrations than lean dogs
.
Domestic Animal Endocrinology
,
42
2
:
103
-
112
. doi:
10.1016/j.domaniend.2011.10.002
Verkest, K. R.
,
Fleeman, L. M.
,
Morton, J. M.
,
Groen, S. J.
,
Suchodolski, J. S.
,
Steiner, J. M.
and
Rand, J. S.
(
2012
)
Association of postprandial serum triglyceride concentration and serum canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity in overweight and obese dogs
.
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
,
26
1
:
46
-
53
. doi:
10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.00844.x
Verkest, K. R.
,
Fleeman, L. M.
,
Rand, J. S.
and
Morton, J. M.
(
2010
)
Basal measures of insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion and simplified glucose tolerance tests in dogs
.
Domestic Animal Endocrinology
,
39
3
:
194
-
204
. doi:
10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.06.001
