Re-alimentation in harbor seal pups: Effects on the somatotropic axis and growth rate

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 286-292

  Richmond, Julie P ^a   Norris, Tenaya ^b   Zinn, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition index; Growth hormone; Growth rate; Harbor seal; Insulin like growth factor binding proteins; Insulin like growth factor I; Phoca vitulina; Somatotropic axis

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC SPECIES; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; SOMATOTROPIC AXIS;

EID: 71849108295     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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