Hemicastration of neonatal boars: Hormonal responses and testicular messenger RNA for insulin-like growth factor-I

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 279-293

  Clark, A M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemicastration; Insulin like growth factor I; Pig male reproduction; Testis

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344388126     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(95)01452-7     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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2. Allrich, R.D., Christenson, R.K., Ford, J.J. and Zimmerman, D.R., 1982. Pubertal development of the boar: testosterone, estradiol-17β, cortisol and LH concentrations before and after castration at various ages. J. Anim. Sci., 55: 1139-1146.