- Use of RR/SR-ractopamine
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A method of promoting or improving the feed efficiency and the muscle-to-fat ratio in animals by administering to the animals a therapeutically effective amount of a mixture of RR-ractopamine and SR-ractopamine is disclosed. Manufacturing methods for making RR/SR-ractopamine are presented.
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- Compositions and methods for inducing adipose tissue cell death
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Pharmaceutical compositions, methods for increasing the rate of apoptosis in adipose tissue cells, and methods of reducing adipose tissue mass in a host, are described. One exemplary pharmaceutical composition, among others, includes at least one catecholamine in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The catecholamine is present in a dosage level effective to increase the rate of apoptosis in adipose tissue cells in a host.
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- Raising of pigs
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The fat content of sows' milk is increased, thereby increasing the energy supplied to the sow's piglets, by administering one of a small group of phenethanolamines.
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