Effects of cadmium on serum sex hormone levels in pigs

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 380-384

  Han, X Y ^a   Xu, Z R ^a   Wang, Y Z ^a   Du, W L ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Growth performance; Pigs; Sex hormone

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORGAN SIZE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33748349656     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2006.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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