Relationship between metabolism of androstenone and skatole in intact male pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 84-92

  Babol, Jakob ^a,c   Squires, E James ^b   Lundström, Kerstin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Androstenone; Estrogens; Liver; Pigs; Skatole; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ANDROGEN; ANDROST 16 EN 3 ONE; ANDROST-16-EN-3-ONE; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; SKATOLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; SWINE; TESTIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENES; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESTROGENS; LIVER; MALE; SKATOLE; SWINE; TESTIS;

EID: 0032602060     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.77184x     Document Type: Article

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