Adipocyte size and lipogenic enzyme activities in different adipose tissue depots in steers of local Spanish breeds

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-121

  Mendizabal, J A ^a   Alberti P ^b   Eguinoa, P ^a   Arana, A ^a   Soret, B ^a   Purroy, A ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adipocytes; Adipose tissue; Enzymes; Genotypes; Steers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RUBIA;

EID: 0040888909     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051146     Document Type: Article

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