Effects of Fasting on the Spexin System in Broiler Chickens

Spexin (SPX) is a highly conservative peptide hormone containing 14 amino acids and was discovered in 2007 by bioinformatics methods. However, nothing is yet known about its role in the metabolism of birds, including broilers. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of short-term fasting...

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Main Authors: Paweł A. Kołodziejski, Ewa Pruszyńska-Oszmałek, Marcin Hejdysz, Maciej Sassek, Natalia Leciejewska, Kamil Ziarniak, Jakub Bień, Piotr Ślósarz, Marta Kubiś, Sebastian Kaczmarek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/2/518