Effect of restricted food intake and blood collection on plasma levels of hormones, growth factors and related substances in female domestic nutria (Myocastor coypus)

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 217-223

  Sirotkin, Alexander V ^a   Mertin, D ^a   Suvegova K ^a   Makarevich, A V ^a   Luck, M R ^b   Osadchuk, L V ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Coypu; Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP); Cyclic guanosine monophosphate cGMP; Estradiol; Insulin like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP 3); Insulin like growth factor I (IGF I); Progesterone; Thyroxine (T4); Triiodothyronine (T3)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034354899     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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