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Mersmann, Harry |
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Submitted to: American Meat Science Association Conference Reciprocal Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings Publication Acceptance Date: 4/24/1998 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: An interpretive summary is not required. Technical Abstract: The progress in regulatory biology has been astounding over the last decade. Many new avenues to modify growth of species raised as a source of protein for humans will become available in the future. In the next decade, the regulation of adipocyte precursor cell division, entrance into the preadipocyte stage, and final differentiation will be better understood. Much will be known about various nutrient-gene interactions. Diets then ca be formulated to modulate hyperplasia or hypertrophy of particular tissues, including adipose tissue, at specific stages of growth. Because the requirements for body fat are different at various stages of the life cycle and under some environmental conditions, the amount of body fat will be tailored to the animals' needs. Knowledge of the regulation of appetite along with the peripheral and central nervous system signals will continue to emerge. Thus, signals to increase or decrease appetite, as appropriate in a particular life cycle stage, eventually will be controlled. |
