The influence of live weight, live-weight change and diet on protein synthesis in the skin and skeletal muscle in young Merino sheep

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 267-274

  Liu, S M ^a   Mata, G ^a   O'Donoghue, H ^a   Masters, D G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lupin seed; Rapeseed; Wool

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRASSICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; WEIGHT GAIN; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA; OVIS ARIES; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031937785     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19980044     Document Type: Article

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