TY - JOUR
T1 - Age-dependent effects of growth hormone on striped bass hybrids
AU - Sun, L. Z.
AU - Farmanfarmaian, A.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - 1. 1. The age-dependency of the effects of growth hormone on striped bass hybrids was investigated. 2. 2. The growth enhancement was higher in yearlings than in juveniles after weekly injection of the hormone. 3. 3. The analysis of total protein, RNA, DNA and amino acid profile in the muscle tissue indicated hormonestimulated hypertrophic growth and a possible need for essential amino acid supplementation in diet. 4. 4. Feeding rate was not stimulated whereas food conversion efficiency and intestinal amino acid absorption rate were significantly increased by the hormone treatment in an age-dependent manner. 5. 5. Possible reasons for these observations are discussed.
AB - 1. 1. The age-dependency of the effects of growth hormone on striped bass hybrids was investigated. 2. 2. The growth enhancement was higher in yearlings than in juveniles after weekly injection of the hormone. 3. 3. The analysis of total protein, RNA, DNA and amino acid profile in the muscle tissue indicated hormonestimulated hypertrophic growth and a possible need for essential amino acid supplementation in diet. 4. 4. Feeding rate was not stimulated whereas food conversion efficiency and intestinal amino acid absorption rate were significantly increased by the hormone treatment in an age-dependent manner. 5. 5. Possible reasons for these observations are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0300-9629(92)90529-Y
DO - 10.1016/0300-9629(92)90529-Y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026573314
VL - 101
SP - 237
EP - 248
JO - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology
JF - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology
SN - 0300-9629
IS - 2
ER -