Fat infiltration in liver and activity of lecithin:Cholesterol acyltransferase in serum of dry and lactating dairy cows

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-173

  Pösö, A Reeta ^a,b   Saukko, T M ^a   Tesfa, A T ^a   Lindberg, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

AMINO ACID; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; LIPOLYSIS; LIVER; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPOLYSIS; LIVER; SERUM ALBUMIN; STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE;

EID: 0034166665     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rvsc.1999.0355     Document Type: Article

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