Daily Profiles of Blood Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, Thyroxine and Triiodothyronine in Ewes under Three Levels of Feed Intake

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1121-1126

  Caldeira, R M ^a   Vasques, M I ^a,b   Vaz Portugal, A ^a,b  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Blood; Insulin; Insulin Like Growth Factor I; Sheep; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034381883     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1121     Document Type: Article

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