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Comparisons of insulin related parameters in commercial-type chicks: Evidence for insulin resistance in broiler chicks.
Physiology & behavior - 3 May 2011
Shiraishi Jun-Ichi, Yanagita Kouichi, Fukumori Rika, Sugino Toshihisa, Fujita Masanori, Kawakami Shin-Ichi, McMurtry John P, Bungo Takashi
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study is to elucidate whether insulin acts differentially within the central nervous system (CNS) of two types of commercial chicks to control ingestive behavior. Male layer and broiler chicks (4-day-old) were intracerebroventricularly (ICV) injected with saline or insulin under satiated and starved conditions. Feed intake was measured at 30, 60 and 120 min after treatment. Secondly, blood and...
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