Metabolic and endocrine changes induced by chronic heat exposure in broiler chickens: Biological and endocrinological variables

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-216

  Geraert, P A ^a   Padilha, J C F ^a,b   Guillaumin, S ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic heat exposure; Endocrinological changes; Plasma metabolites

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CORTICOSTERONE; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; HEAT; INSULIN; MALE; TRIGLYCERIDES; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0029962849     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960125     Document Type: Article

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