Thermoregulation of transgenic growth hormone mice

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 934-949

  Rollo, C D ^a   Lai, M ^a   Whitehead, K ^a   Perreault, M L ^a   Lemon, J ^a   Chaudhry, A M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBOHYDRATES; GROWTH (MATERIALS); STRESS ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

LOCOMOTION; THERMOGENESIS; TRANSGENIC GROWTH HORMONE (TG);

HORMONES;

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE; RODENT; THERMOREGULATION;

MAMMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 6344219781     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-052     Document Type: Article

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