Morphology of the cockerel's comb after androgen administration

British Poultry Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-194

  Yoshioka, K ^a   Watahiki, Y ^a   Kanie, A ^a   Tsujio, M ^a   Ikadai, H ^a   Kashimoto, T ^a   Mutoh, K ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANTIANDROGEN; FLUTAMIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMB; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COMB AND WATTLES; FLUTAMIDE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77952466905     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071661003745810     Document Type: Article

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