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Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science Volume 44, 1994 - Issue 1
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Effects of Salbutamol, a β2-Adrenergic Agonist, on Muscles of Growing Pigs Fed Different Levels of Dietary Protein: II. Aerobic and Glycolytic Capacities and Glycogen Metabolism of the Longissimus Dorsi Muscle

Niels Oksbjerg National Institute of Animal Science, Foulum Research Centre, DK-8830, Tjele, Denmark
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Poul Henckel National Institute of Animal Science, Foulum Research Centre, DK-8830, Tjele, Denmark
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Tim Rolph Pitman-Moore Ltd., Breakspear Road South, Harefield, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 6LS, UK
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Erland Erlandsen Viborg Hospital, DK-8800, Viborg, Denmark
Pages 20-24 | Accepted 03 May 1993, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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