... for differences in growth and development. Food-restricted birds had significantly reduced body mass and body temperature, but skeletal growth was maintained with respect to controls. Muscle mass was significantly reduced and muscle water content was slightly, though not significantly, higher in food-restricted...

... of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14805, USA. 19 07 1993 © 1993 by Company of Biologists 1993 bone strain exercise skeletal growth adaptive modeling chick It is commonly accepted that bones continually adjust their shape and mass in response to changes...