Hormonal Regulation of Farm Animal Growth

Hormonal Regulation of Farm Animal Growth
ISBN-10
1845930908
ISBN-13
9781845930905
Category
Medical
Pages
242
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
CABI
Author
K. L. Hossner

Description

This book describes the cellular and molecular mechanisms that control farm animal growth, includingdevelopment and body composition. The emphasis is on circulating hormones, local growth factors andgene transcription factors which regulate growth and differentiation of skeletal muscle, bone andadipose tissue. Overall, this book will be an important resource for students that have a limitedbackground in cell, molecular and developmental biology and the effect of endocrine and growthfactors on the growth process.

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