Prepuberal evolution of plasma leptin levels in gilts of thrifty genotype (Iberian pig) and lean commercial crosses (Large White×Landrace)

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-102

  Gonzalez Anover P ^a   Vigo, E ^b   Encinas, T ^c   Torres Rovira, L ^d   Pallares, P ^d   Gomez Izquierdo, E ^e   Sanchez Sanchez, R ^d   Mallo, F ^b   Gonzalez Bulnes, A ^d  

^a NUTEGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INIA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AGRARIO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leptin; Obesity; Progesterone; Puberty; Swine

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; GENDER; GENOTYPE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IBERIAN PIG; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLASMA LEPTIN LEVEL; PREPUBERTY; PUBERTY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LEPTIN; OBESITY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 84861481654     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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