Effect of caponization and testosterone implantation on hepatic lipids and lipogenic enzymes in male chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1754-1759

  Chen, K L ^a   Chi, W T ^a   Chu, C ^a   Chen, R S ^a   Chiou, P W S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Health Science and Management   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caponization; Cockerel; Hepatic lipid composition; Hepatic lipogenic enzyme; Testosterone implantation

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

CHOLESTEROL; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG IMPLANTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 34548578971     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.8.1754     Document Type: Article

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