Growth characteristics, blood metabolites, and insulin-like growth factor system components in materal tissues of gilts fed L-carnitine through day seventy of gestation

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1687-1694

  Brown, K R ^a   Goodband, R D ^a   Tokach, M D ^a   Dritz, S S ^a   Nelssen, J L ^a   Minton, J E ^a   Higgins, J J ^a   Woodworth, J C ^b   Johnson, B J ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lonza Inc USA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gestation; Gilt; Insulin like growth factor; Insulin like growth factor binding proteins; L carnitine; Messenger RNA

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

CARNITINE; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 5; SOMATOMEDIN C; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CARNITINE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 5; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 34547273336     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-569     Document Type: Article

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