http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xviii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Hormone and receptor structure and function -- Synthesis, release, and metabolism of hormones -- Receptors and hormone action -- Pituitary-hypothalamic integration of hormone action -- Endocrine methodologies -- Methods for studying endocrine function -- Measurement of hormones and receptors -- Methods for the production of hormones -- Manipulation of endocrine function -- Manipulation of growth and carcass composition -- Overview -- Anabolic steroids and analogues -- Use of intact (uncastrated) male pigs -- Somatotophin -- beta-Adrenergic agonists -- Thyroid hormones -- Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids -- Leptin -- Cholecystokinin and appetite -- Antibiotics, antimicrobials and other factors -- Dietary chromium and insulin -- Effects of stress on meat quality -- Endocrine effects on animal products -- Mammary gland development and milk production -- Egg production -- Wood production and endocrine defleecing -- Endocrine manipulation of reproduction -- Manipulation of reproduction in mammals -- Endocrine manipulation in aquaculture fish -- Effects on animal behaviour, health and welfare -- Control of broodiness in poultry -- Applications of pheromones -- Effects of stress -- Endocrine applications in toxicology
Includes bibliographical references and index.