Effect of three-day acth administration on concentrations of cholesterol, cortisol, progesterone, testosterone and lh in the boars

Slovenian Veterinary Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 123-132

  Bilandžić, Nina ^a   Šimić, Branimir ^b   Kmetič, Ivana ^b  

^a CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

ACTH; Boars; Cholesterol; Cortisol; Hormones; Stress

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 84871821045     PISSN: 15804003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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