Gene expression in the arcuate nucleus of heifers is affected by controlled intake of high- and low-concentrate diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2222-2232

  Allen, C C ^a,b   Alves, B R C ^b   Li, X ^b   Tedeschi, L O ^b   Zhou, H ^b   Paschal, J C ^d   Riggs, P K ^b   Braga Neto, U M ^c   Keisler, D H ^e   Williams, G L ^a,b   Amstalden, M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^d Texas AgriLife Extension   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Agouti related protein; Arcuate nucleus; Bovine; Leptin; Neuropeptide Y; Puberty

Indexed keywords

RNA; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BODY FLUIDS; CATTLE; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RUMEN; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84882638296     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4684     Document Type: Article

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