The growth-promoting effect of tetrabasic zinc chloride is associated with elevated concentration of growth hormone and ghrelin

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1473-1478

  Zhang, Bingkun ^a   Guo, Yuming ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Growth hormone; Pig; Tetrabasic zinc chloride

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 56849094624     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.80057     Document Type: Article

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