Physiological Roles of Adipokines, Hepatokines, and Myokines in Ruminants

Since the discovery of leptin secreted from adipocytes, specialized tissues and cells have been found that secrete the several peptides (or cytokines) that are characterized to negatively and positively regulate the metabolic process. Different types of adipokines, hepatokines, and myokines, which a...

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Main Authors: Sang-Gun Roh, Yutaka Suzuki, Takafumi Gotoh, Ryuichi Tatsumi, Kazuo Katoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2016-01-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-29-1-1.pdf