Effects of Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide on Electromyographic Activity of the Reticulo-Omasal Orifice in Sheep at Two Levels of Intake

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1681-1688

  Okine, E K ^a,b   Mathison, G W ^b  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Feeding; Reticulo Omasal Orifice; Reticulum; Sheep; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; EATING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OMASUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETICULUM; SHEEP; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0030185904     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7471681x     Document Type: Article

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