Comparative Effects of Insulin and Porcine Somatotropin on Fostweaning Follicular Development in Primiparous Sows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1455-1462

  Whitley, N C ^a   Moore, A B ^a   Cox, N M ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Follicles; Insulin; Insulin Like Growth Factor; Somatotropin; Sows

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; SWINE; TESTOSTERONE; WEANING;

EID: 0032064311     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7651455x     Document Type: Article

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