Whole body insulin responsiveness is higher in beef steers selected for increased muscling
The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the impact of selection for greater muscling on whole body insulin responsiveness in cattle, as reflected by greater uptake of glucose in response to constant insulin infusion and greater glucose disappearance following an intravenous glucose tolerance test...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731111000450 |