Effects of plasmid growth hormone-releasing hormone treatment during heat stress

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 629-635

  Brown, Patricia A ^a   Bodles Brakhop, Angela M ^b   Draghia Akli, Ruxandra ^b  

^a VGX Animal Health Inc   (United States)

^b VGX Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PLASMID VECTOR; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; HEALTH STATUS; HEAT STRESS; MILK PRODUCTION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SURVIVAL RATE; WEIGHT GAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HEAT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEWBORN; PLASMID; STRESS;

ANIMALIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PREGNANCY; STRESS;

EID: 55949127022     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2008.0758     Document Type: Article

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