Detection, Analysis and Interactions of Plasma Ghrelin, Leptin and Growth Hormone in the Mink (Mustela vison)

Zoological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1127-1132

  Ryökkynen, Ari ^a   Mustonen, Anne Mari ^a   Pyykönen, Teija ^a   Hänninen, Sari ^a   Asikainen, Juha ^a   Kukkonen, Jussi V K ^a   Mononen, Jaakko ^a   Nieminen, Petteri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Growth hormone; Leptin; Mink; Mustela vison

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; PEPTIDE HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MINK; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; MALE; MINK; PEPTIDE HORMONES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0348234793     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.20.1127     Document Type: Article

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