The effect of temporary reductions in incubation temperature on growth characteristics and lipid utilisation in the chick embryo

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 383-390

  Feast, M ^a,c   Noble, R C ^b   Speake, B K ^b   Ferguson, M W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth retardation; Yolk lipids

Indexed keywords

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEEL; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031726711     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.1998.19330383.x     Document Type: Article

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