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Physiological response to acute endotoxemia in swine: effect of genotype on energy metabolites and leptin.
Domestic animal endocrinology - 1 Jan 2000
Leininger M T, Portocarrero C P, Schinckel A P, Spurlock M E, Bidwell C A, Nielsen J N, Houseknecht K L
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Certain high lean gain swine genotypes have greater sensitivity to pathogen and nonpathogen stressors evident by reduced productivity and increased mortality during disease stress or in suboptimal production environments. Saline (control) and an immunologic challenge (LPS; 25 microg lipopolysaccharide/kg BW) were administered to three genetic populations (each pig used as its own control): high lean (H), moderate...
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