Endocrine responses in mares and geldings with high body condition scores grouped by high vs. low resting leptin concentrations

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2311-2321

  Cartmill, J A ^a   Thompson Jr , D L ^a   Storer, W A ^a   Gentry, L R ^a   Huff, N K ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Horses; Insulin; Leptin; Somatotropin; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2342616799     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8192311x     Document Type: Article

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