Impact of Nutritional Status on the Somatotropic Axis and Ghrelin in Phocid Seals
Metabolic hormones and their axes, including the target tissues and receptors, regulate the tissue specific utilization of nutrients with in the body. The purpose of this research was to understand the hormonal control of complex nutrient partitioning mechanisms involved in young, growing animals. S...
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UNF Digital Commons
2013
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/481 https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1503&context=etd |