Effects of variations in live weight gain on bone growth and composition and on markers of bone turnover in lambs

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 579-587

  Nicodemo, M L F ^a,b   Scott, D ^b   Buchan, W ^b   Duncan, A ^b   Robins, S P ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CALCIUM; COLLAGEN; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; GROWTH HORMONE; OSTEOCALCIN; PHOSPHATE; PYRIDINOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE GROWTH; BONE TURNOVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; LAMB; MALE; NONHUMAN; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032967820     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0958067099018254     Document Type: Article

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