Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 17-23 , January 2009

Leptin and Ghrelin and the Indices of Lipid Metabolism as Related to Sex Steroid Hormones in Trotters

  • Witold Kędzierski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Witold Kędzierski, Agriculture University in Lublin, Poland, Department of Animal Biochemistry and Physiology, Akademicka 12, Lublin20-033.
    • ,
  • Sylwester Kowalik, PhD

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 Refereed

PII: S0737-0806(08)00376-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2008.11.005

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 17-23 , January 2009

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