Open Journal of Animal Sciences
Vol.3 No.3(2013), Paper ID 34056, 9
pages
DOI:10.4236/ojas.2013.33024
Effect of exogenous somatotropin and staged ovariectomy on mRNA expression of select ECM-related proteins in mammary tissue of prepubertal Holstein calves
Brandy Patrice Huderson, Bisi Thankamani Velayudhan, Ronald Edward Pearson, Steve Edward Ellis, Robert Michael Akers
Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA
Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA
Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, USA
Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA
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How to Cite this Article
Huderson, B. , Velayudhan, B. , Pearson, R. , Ellis, S. and Akers, R. (2013) Effect of exogenous somatotropin and staged ovariectomy on mRNA expression of select ECM-related proteins in mammary tissue of prepubertal Holstein calves.
Open Journal of Animal Sciences,
3, 160-168. doi:
10.4236/ojas.2013.33024.