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Hormonal Regulation of Farm Animal Growth
Author(s): Kim Hossner (Author)
- Publisher: CABI Publishing
- Publication Date: 26 Sept. 2005
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 0851990800
- ISBN-13: 9780851990804
Book 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.
