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Hormonal profiles of callipyge and normal sheep.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 1998
Whisnant C S, Kline R S, Branum J C, Zaunbrecher G M, Khan M Z, Jackson S P
Abstract excerpt
Five sheep expressing the callipyge gene, which causes muscle hypertrophy, were compared with five normal sheep to determine whether endocrine differences existed between genotypes. Blood samples were taken at 15-min intervals for 6 h to measure serum concentrations of growth hormone and insulin. Thyroxine and IGF-I levels were determined in single samples. No differences were found in mean serum growth hormone...
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