Changes in plasma gonadotrophins, testosterone, prolactin, thyroxine and triiodothyronine concentrations in male Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) of a heavy body weight line during photo-induced testicular growth and regression

British Poultry Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 782-791

  Henare, S J ^a   Kikuchi, M ^b   Talbot, R T ^c   Cockrem, J F ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COTURNIX; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; COTURNIX; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LINEAR MODELS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PROLACTIN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 84855890875     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2011.639341     Document Type: Article

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