The ontogeny of the somatotropic axis in Hereford calves from birth to one year of age and its response to administration of exogenous bovine somatotropin

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1646-1655

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; Insulin Like Growth Factor I; Somatotropic Axis; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 2642577729     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8261646x     Document Type: Article

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