Expression of obese mRNA in genetically lean and fat selection lines of sheep

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 543-548

  Kumar, Brijesh ^a   Francis, Sue M ^b   Suttie, James M ^b   Thompson, Mary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Fasting; Fat selection line; obese mRNA; Omental fat; Perirenal fat; Sheep; Subcutaneous fat

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OMENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0031839391     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(98)10041-X     Document Type: Article

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