Effect of gonadal steroids on bone and other physiological parameters of male broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 556-562

  Rath, N C ^a   Huff, W E ^a   Balog, J M ^a   Bayyari, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood chemistries; Bone enzymes; Bone strength; Organ weights; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; IRON; MEGESTROL; PHOSPHORUS; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH PLATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; AGING; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; CALCIUM; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GROWTH PLATE; IRON; LIVER; MALE; MEGESTROL; ORGAN SIZE; PHOSPHORUS; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030122259     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.0750556     Document Type: Article

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