@conference {40536,
	title = {Impact of pre- and post-mortem factors on calpains and meat quality in lambs},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {53},
	year = {1993},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {403-406},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Increased thymic weights have been reported in sheep selected for  resistance to internal parasites and treatment with IGF-1 increases thymic and  splenic weights in sheep, suggesting that IGF-1 may have a role in regulating  immune function. This hypothesis was examined in four experiments using  mice as a model. Expt 1 Unselected Swiss mice (n-24) were injected 2 x daily  with 30 mg/d rhIGF-1 or saline for 26 days from 28 days of age. IGF-1  treatment increased spleen weight at a common body weight (118.2 vs 95.9,  pooled standard error (PSE) = 6.2 mg, P<0.05), but did not affect thymic  regression (thymic weights at the end of treatment: 85.5 vs 81.9, PSE = 4.0  mg). Expt 2 Unselected female Swiss mice (n=22, age = 84.8},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Sun YX and Bickerstaffe R and Bray AR and Keeley G and Young S and O{\textquoteright}Connell D and Mason S}
}
