The effect of a flooding dose of phenylalanine on indicators of metabolic status in pigs

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 715-718

  Nyachoti, C M ^a   De Lange, C F M ^a   McBride, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Flooding dose; Glucose; Insulin; Phenylalanine; Pig

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032251924     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-004     Document Type: Article

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