Cellularity of developing subcutaneous adipose tissue in Landrace and Meishan pigs: Adipocyte size differences between two breeds

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 144-149

  Nakajima, Ikuyo ^a   Oe, Mika ^a   Ojima, Koichi ^a   Muroya, Susumu ^a   Shibata, Masahiro ^b   Chikuni, Koichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; Backfat; Cell size; Growth; Pig

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; HYPERTROPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWINE;

ADIPOCYTES; AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL SIZE; HYPERTROPHY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 79251474390     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2010.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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