Leptin plays a part is a lot of “things” such as obesity, reproductive and immune systems, etc. in many creatures, including humans. I’m amazed at how much it is involved with the body systems.
I played a minor part in a couple of other studies along the way too. 2 of the chameleons in the original CANV study were mine….and the parsoni donated several samples of blood and the fungus.
You said…”I would guess you took healthy Chams with a surgical problem to an experienced vet for surgery, and then took optimal care of them during recovery”…not exactly. I only had one of my own die from what I thought was egg binding…but I was never sure…too hard to explain.
I did take...