Post-prandial decrease in plasma growth hormone levels is not related to the increase in plasma insulin levels in goats

Objective In the present study, we examined whether the post-prandial reduction in plasma growth hormone (GH) levels is related to the increase in plasma insulin levels in ruminants. Methods We performed two experiments: intravenous bolus injection of insulin (0.2 IU/kg body weight) or glucose (1.0...

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Main Authors: Koki Nishihara, Ryoko Kobayashi, Yutaka Suzuki, Katsuyoshi Sato, Kazuo Katoh, Sanggun Roh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2017-12-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-30-12-1696.pdf