Regulation and site of action of exogenous and endogenous opioids on growth hormone and prolactin secretion in Holstein calves

Four studies were conducted to investigate the effect and site of action of exogenous and endogenous opioids on pituitary growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) secretion in Holstein calves. In the first study, the effect of the opioid agonist DAMME (D-Ala²⁺,N-Me-Phe⁴,Met(O)⁵-01 enkephalin) on plas...

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Main Author: Johnson, David W.
Other Authors: Animal Science
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39812
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10132005-152519/