Insulin-like growth factor 1 and growth seasonality in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) - comparisons with temperate and tropical cervids

Insulin-like growth factor 1 and growth seasonality in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) - comparisons with temperate and tropical cervids

Growth in temperate and arctic deer is seasonal, with higher growth rates in spring and summer while growth rates are low or negative in autumn and winter. We have measured IGF1 concentrations in the plasma of reindeer calves exposed to a manipulated photoperiod, indoors, of either 16 hours light fo...

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Main Authors: J. M. Suttie, R. G. White, T. R. Manley, B. H. Breier, P. D. Gluckman, P. F. Fennessy, K. Woodford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1993-12-01
Series:Rangifer
Subjects:
reindeer
photoperiod
IGF1
growth
seasonality
cervids
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1095

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