An investigation into hormonal regulation of ovine mammary gland growth during pregnancy
Prepartum, multiparous ewes were randomly assigned to experimental groups and sacrificed at 50(n=5), SO(n=4),115(n=5), and 140(n=4) days of gestation. Serum harvested the week prior to slaughter was assayed for progesterone (PG), prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) concentrations. Mammary tissue...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41561 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03122013-040148/ |