Seasonal Patterns in Growth Hormone, Insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 in Female Muskoxen

Authors

  • Jan Z. Adamczewski
  • Susan C. Tedesco
  • Bernhard Laarveld
  • Peter F. Flood

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.3.1364

Keywords:

Ovibos moschatus, nutrition, weight, muskoxen, hormones

Abstract

Over a year, mean serum growth hormone concentrations ranged from 0.5 to 3 ng/ml in tame muskoxen with the lowest values and fewest pulses between October and January. Serum insulin ranged from 0.25 to 0.92 ng/ml, with minima in summer. There were marked seasonal changes in serum insulin-like growth factor-1 in both tame and wild muskoxen but the late summer peak was higher and more distinct in the tame animals with levels reaching 160-250 ng/ml in September.

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Published

1997-02-01

How to Cite

Adamczewski, J. Z., Tedesco, S. C., Laarveld, B., & Flood, P. F. (1997). Seasonal Patterns in Growth Hormone, Insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 in Female Muskoxen. Rangifer, 17(3), 131–134. https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.3.1364

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (1997)

Section

Brief communications

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