The ontogeny of the somatotropic axis in male and female Hereford calves from birth to one year of age

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2811-2817

  Govoni, K E ^a   Hoagland, T A ^a   Zinn, S A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calves; Growth; Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2; Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; Insulin Like Growth Factor I; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 2; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 1542651317     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.81112811x     Document Type: Article

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