Testosterone, but not IGF-1, LH, prolactin or cortisol, may serve as antler-stimulating hormone in red deer stags (Cervus elaphus)

Bone

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 691-698

  Bartoš, Luděk ^a   Schams, Dieter ^b   Bubenik, George A ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antler growth; Cervus elaphus; IGF 1; Red deer; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GROWTH REGULATION; HORN; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RED DEER;

ANIMALS; ANTLERS; DEER; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROLACTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 61749092077     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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