Changes in plasma concentrations of insulin-like peptide 3 and testosterone from birth to pubertal age in beef bulls

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1632-1638

  Kawate, N ^a   Ohnari, A ^a   Pathirana, I N ^a   Sakase, M ^b   Bullesbach E E ^c   Takahashi, M ^a   Inaba, T ^a   Tamada, H ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b Northern Center of Agricultural Technology   (Japan)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef bull; Enzyme immunoassay; LH; Plasma INSL3 (RLF) concentration; Puberty; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEYDIG INSULIN LIKE PROTEIN; LEYDIG INSULIN-LIKE PROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROTEINS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 80655127713     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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