The Obesity Gene in Swine: Sequence and Expression of Porcine Leptin

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 484-490

  Ramsay, T G ^a   Yan, X ^a   Morrison, C ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene Expression; Pigs

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LEPTIN; PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSS BREEDING; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OBESITY; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SWINE;

EID: 0031991373     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.762484x     Document Type: Article

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