Date of Award:
5-1990
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences
Department name when degree awarded
Animal Science
Committee
Not specified
Abstract
Bovine somatotropin (bST) is a protein synthesized at the base of the brain and released by the pituitary gland into the circulatory system. BST is transported by the circulatory system and absorbed only by cells of target organs that possess cell surface receptors for the protein (11, 41). Its effect is initiated via a protein receptor initiation and cyclic AMP cascade. This effect on the cell continues well past the degradation of the bST molecule. BST is likely transported into the cell, where it is degraded. Its constituent blocks, amino acids, are used to synthesize new proteins or converted to other metabolites such as sugars (1).
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Recommended Citation
Winsryg, Margaret D., "Effects of Cannulation, BST Administration and Protein Degradability on Rumen and Duodenal Characteristics and Milk Production Response in Holstein Dairy Cows" (1990). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 3453.
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