Relationships between performance traits and the expression of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-I, and insulin in pigs selected for growth or leanness

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 346-357

  Te Pas, M F W ^a   Gerritsen, C L M ^a   Visscher, A H ^a   De Greef, K H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0141889723     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.2003.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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