Differences in pituitary cell number but not cell type between genetically lean and fat Coopworth sheep

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 229-239

  Francis, S M ^a   Venters, S J ^b   Duxson, M J ^b   Suttie, J M ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Growth hormone; Immunocytochemistry; Luteinizing hormone; Ovine; Prolactin; Stereology; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CELL COUNT; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034143580     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(99)00081-8     Document Type: Article

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