Overexpression of β-Subunit of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone in Meishan Swine Identified by Differential Display

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2104-2111

  Li, M D ^a   Matteri, R L ^b   Macdonald, G J ^c   Wise, T H ^a   Ford, J J ^a,d  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Gene Expression; Pigs; Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0030236940     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7492104x     Document Type: Article

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