Impacts of linseed meal and estradiol-17β on mass, cellularity, angiogenic factors, and vascularity of the jejunum

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3014-3022

  O'Neil, M R ^a   Lardy, G P ^a   Reynolds, L P ^a   Caton, J S ^a   Vonnahme, K A ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cellular proliferation; Estrogen; Linseed meal; Phytoestrogen

Indexed keywords

DNA; ESTRADIOL; PROTEIN; RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLAX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; JEJUNUM; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FLAX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; JEJUNUM; ORGAN SIZE; PROTEINS; RNA; SHEEP;

EID: 55849134872     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1086     Document Type: Article

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