Transsulfuration, protein synthesis rate and follicle mRNA in the skin of young Merino lambs in response to infusions of methionine and serine

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 401-409

  Liu, S M ^a   Mata, G ^a   Figliomeni, S ^a   Powell, B C ^b,c   Nesci, A ^b   Masters, D G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; SERINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SHEEP; SKIN; SUPPLEMENTATION;

OVIS ARIES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034109343     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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