Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 181-193 , October 2010

Expression of mRNA for proglucagon and glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) receptor in the ruminant gastrointestinal tract and the influence of energy intake

  • C.C. Taylor-Edwards

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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  • D.G. Burrin

      Affiliations

    • USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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  • J.C. Matthews

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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  • K.R. McLeod

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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  • J.J. Holst

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • D.L. Harmon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 859 257 7516; fax: 859 257 3412

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 C.C. Taylor-Edwards is presently affiliated with the Center for Veterinary Medicine, US Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD. This manuscript was written by C.C. Taylor-Edwards in her private capacity. No official support or endorsement by the FDA is intended or should be inferred. All authors have approved the final article. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Source of funding: Specific Cooperative Agreement between USDA-ARS-Forage Animal Production Research Unit and the University of Kentucky and the Faculty Research Support Program, University of Kentucky.

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doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.05.002

Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 181-193 , October 2010

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