Growth and differentiation of the chicken Pectoralis major muscle: Effect of genotype and early nutrition

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 49, Issue , 2006, Pages 31-32

  Berri, Cécile ^a   Godet, Estelle ^a   Haj Hattab, Nadim ^a   Duclos, Michel J ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Growth; Muscle; Myosin Heavy Chain; Proliferation; Satellite cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646266496     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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