Plasma growth hormone concentrations in female mithun (Bos frontalis) of different ages: Relations with age and body weight

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 68-73

  Mondal, M ^a   Rajkhowa, C ^a   Prakash, B S ^b  

^a National Research Centre on Mithun India   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Body weight; Growth hormone; Mithun (Bos frontalis)

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BOVIDS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; RUMINANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS FRONTALIS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 33846038690     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2006.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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