IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-2 HORMONAL SYSTEM IN RUMINANTS
The hormone glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is important in the regulation of intestinal growth and blood flow in nonruminant animals. However, no research reports the existence of GLP-2 in ruminants. Therefore, this dissertation examined the existence of GLP-2 and its receptor, their response to ph...
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UKnowledge
2009
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| Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/734 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1737&context=gradschool_diss |