title: Effects of recombinant human growth hormone in juvenile Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus).
abstract: 1. Recombinant human growth hormone (hGH) showed somatotropic activity in juvenile Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus). 2. Body weight of crocodiles receiving 3.25 micrograms hGH/g body weight twice a week was increased by 49% after five weeks of treatment, compared to 31% increase in controls. 3. Total length was increased by 15 and 5%, respectively, in the two groups. 4. Food conversion efficiency increased from 28% in the controls to 36% in the hormone injected animals. 5. Cessation of hormone treatment was followed by reduced appetite and decreasing body growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Nutrition, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kimwele
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aulie
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanui
mesh_terms: D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013006:Growth Hormone