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Effect of manipulation of prolactin and thyroid hormone profiles on hair follicle activity in cashmere goats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

D. Villar
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK
S.M. Rhind
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK
P. Dicks
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK
S. McMillen
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK
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Seasonal changes in secondary hair follicle activity and associated patterns of cashmere growth and moult are dependent on seasonal changes in profiles of hormones and growth factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the individual and interactive roles of prolactin and thyroid hormones in the activation of hair follicles and the onset of the spring moult.

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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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