Increased food intake stimulates GnRH-I, glycoprotein hormone α-subunit and follistatin mRNAs, and ovarian follicular numbers in laying broiler breeder hens

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-76

  Ciccone, N A ^a   Dunn, I C ^a   Sharp, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follistatin mRNA; Food intake; Gonadotropin releasing hormone mRNA; Gonadotropin subunit mRNAs; Ovarian follicular number

Indexed keywords

FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN INHIBITOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CHICKEN; EATING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EATING; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; GLYCOPROTEINS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PITUITARY GLAND; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 34249653095     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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