Pituitary hormone and insulin responses to infusion of amino acids and N-methyl-D,L-aspartate in horses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 735-744

  Sticker, L S ^a,b   Thompson Jr , D L ^a   Gentry, L R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino Acids; Hormones; Horses; Insulin; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; INSULIN; LYSINE; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; HORSES; INSULIN; LYSINE; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PITUITARY HORMONES; PROLACTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0035286647     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.793735x     Document Type: Article

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