The comparison of plasma level and mRNA expression of leptin from Japanese Black steers and Holstein steers

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 247-255

  Higashiyama, Y ^a,c   Abe, H ^b   Hayashi, M ^a   Hodate, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fattening; Holstein; Japanese Black; Leptin

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0038623923     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00254-3     Document Type: Article

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