Determination of effective dosage of GH-releasing factor for blood GH responses in mithun (Bos frontalis)

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 453-458

  Mondal, Mohan ^a   Rajkhowa, Chandan ^a   Prakash, B S ^b  

^a National Research Centre on Mithun India   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

AUC; Dosages; GH; GRF; Mithun; Semi wild

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR;

ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BOVIDS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; RUMINANTS; SECRETORY RATE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS FRONTALIS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 33750580729     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2006.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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