Muscle growth, cell number, type and morphometry in single and twin fetal lambs during mid to late gestation

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 319-327

  McCoard, S A ^a   McNabb, W C ^a   Peterson, S W ^a   McCutcheon, S N ^a   Harris, P M ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Development; Myofibre hypertrophy; Ontogeny; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL MATURATION; CELL TYPE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HINDLIMB; HYPERPLASIA; LAMB; LITTER SIZE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE GROWTH; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0034439138     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/rd99059     Document Type: Article

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